Predicting and preventing avoidable hospital admissions: A review

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-344

  Purdy, S ^a   Huntley, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital admissions; Older people; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEMEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE;

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; OLDER PEOPLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS;

EMERGENCIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84899929471     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2013.415     Document Type: Article

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