Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents in the United States

Objectives To characterize emergency department (ED) use by nursing home residents in the United States. Design Analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Setting U.S. EDs from 2005 to 2008. Participants Individuals visiting U.S. EDs stratified according to nursing home reside...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2011-10, Vol.59 (10), p.1864-1872
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Henry E., Shah, Manish N., Allman, Richard M., Kilgore, Meredith
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease - epidemiology Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnostic Imaging - utilization Diagnostic Tests, Routine - utilization Emergency medical care emergency service Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Female Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data General aspects geriatrics Health Resources - utilization Health Services Research Homes for the Aged - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nursing homes Nursing Homes - statistics & numerical data Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Residents United States Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data
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