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The influence of an intermediate care hospital on health care utilization among elderly patients - a retrospective comparative cohort study
BACKGROUND: An intermediate care hospital (ICH) was established in a municipality in Central Norway in 2007 to improve the coordination of services and follow-up among elderly and chronically ill patients after hospital discharge. The aim of this study was to compare health care utilization by elder...
Autores principales: | Dahl, Unni, Johnsen, Roar, Sætre, Rune, Steinsbekk, Aslak |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25638151 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0708-4 |
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