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A systematic review to identify and assess the effectiveness of alternatives for people over the age of 65 who are at risk of potentially avoidable hospital admission

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There are some older patients who are ‘at the decision margin’ of admission. This systematic review sought to explore this issue with the following objective: what admission alternatives are there for older patients and are they safe, effective and cost-effective? A secondary...

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Autores principales: Huntley, Alyson L, Chalder, Melanie, Shaw, Ali R G, Hollingworth, William, Metcalfe, Chris, Benger, Jonathan Richard, Purdy, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28765132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016236