Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people

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Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people

The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) stresses the importance of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for older people. Such admissions arise when there is inadequate health and social support available in the community to meet the needs of this age group...

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Main Authors:	Jiwa, Moyez, Gerrish, K., Gibson, A., Scott, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Mark Allen Publishing 2002
Online Access:	http://www.internurse.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=10650 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46691

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