Quality of care factors associated with unplanned readmissions of older medical patients: A case-control study

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-170

  Scott, I A ^a,b   Shohag, H ^a   Ahmed, M ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older medical patient; Quality of care; Unplanned readmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894088165     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12334     Document Type: Article

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