A Phenomenological Study of Hospital Readmissions of Chinese Older People with COPD

Gerontologist

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1113-1122

  Tang, Fiona Wing Ki ^a   Lee, Diana Tze Fan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese older people; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hospital readmission; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85034836238     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw134     Document Type: Article

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