Hospital discharge of the elderly-an observational case study of functions, variability and performance-shaping factors

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Laugaland, Kristin ^a   Aase, Karina ^b,c   Waring, Justin ^d  

^a Health Trust Førde   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functions; Hospital discharge; Performance shaping factors; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NORWAY; STANDARDS;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NORWAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84908030745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-365     Document Type: Article

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