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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)
2017
2017 |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009660851306719 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
