The institutional practice on nursing homes and hospitalizations

The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between countries, regions and institutions, even within smaller geographical areas. Eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ågotnes, Gudmund, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) 2017
2017
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Sumario:The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between countries, regions and institutions, even within smaller geographical areas. Even though relating to the same structural framework and conditions, distance to hospitals for instance, some nursing homes hospitalize considerably more than others.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.