Quality care outcomes following transitional care interventions for older people from hospital to home: A systematic review

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Allen, Jacqueline ^a   Hutchinson, Alison M ^a   Brown, Rhonda ^a   Livingston, Patricia M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Discharge care; Discharge planning; Older person care; Systematic review; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84906930940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-346     Document Type: Article

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