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Mortality in the elderly during respite hospital care.

This study examined the mortality in the elderly during 243 respite hospital admissions. Sixty-four dependent elderly patients entered a regular respite care scheme and were admitted to hospital for a period of 4 weeks out of every 12 weeks. The mortality rate in hospital was one death per 976 days,...

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Autores principales: McCaffrey, P. M., Gilmore, D. H., Beringer, T. R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2603260