Who is at risk of long hospital stay among patients admitted to geriatric acute care unit? Results from a prospective cohort study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 695-699

  Beauchet, Olivier ^a,b   Launay, C ^a   De Decker, L ^a,c   Fantino, B ^a,b   Kabeshova, A ^a   Annweiler, C ^a,b  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; inpatient; length of stay; patient care; risk factors; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84887994614     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0333-z     Document Type: Article

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