Relationship between frailty and discharge outcomes in subacute care

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-29

  Haley, Melanie N ^a,b   Wells, Yvonne D ^b   Holland, Anne E ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION;

EID: 84893446566     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13067     Document Type: Article

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