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Differences between nursing home admissions and residents
Author(s)Judith Garrard, Joan L Buchanan, Edward R Ratner, Lukas Makris, Hung-Ching Chan, Carol Skay, Robert L Kane
Journal titleThe Journals of Gerontology, vol 48, no 6, November 1993
Pagespp S301-S309
KeywordsAdmission [nursing homes] ; Patients ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly].
AnnotationHighlights the problems of bias in samples of nursing home patients where long-stay and short-stay patients display different characteristics, by looking at the differences between admission and resident cohorts in terms of demographic characteristics, functional status, utilisation of health care, medication use, expenditures and outcomes.
Accession NumberCPA-940919403 A
ClassmarkLHB:QKH: LF: F: CC

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