Not ready, not set…discharge: Patient-reported barriers to discharge readiness at an academic medical center

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 610-614

  Harrison, James D ^a   Greysen, Ryan S ^a   Jacolbia, Ronald ^a   Nguyen, Alice ^a   Auerbach, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 85027917319     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2591     Document Type: Article

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