The identification of Seniors at Risk screening tool is useful for predicting acute readmissions

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rosted, Elizabeth ^a   Schultz, Martin ^b   Dynesen, Helle ^a   Dahl, Marjun ^a   Sørensen, Maria ^a   Sanders, Suzanne ^a  

^a AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION OF SENIORS AT RISK SCREENING TOOL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; DENMARK; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84899682921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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