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Patient Characteristics at Hospital Discharge and a Comparison of Home Care Referral Decisions

2002; Wiley; Volume: 50; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50067.x

1532-5415

Kathryn H. Bowles, Mary D. Naylor, Janice B. Foust,

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Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 50, Issue 2 p. 336-342 Patient Characteristics at Hospital Discharge and a Comparison of Home Care Referral Decisions Kathryn H. Bowles PhD, RN, Kathryn H. Bowles PhD, RN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorMary D. Naylor PhD, FAAN, Mary D. Naylor PhD, FAAN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorJanice B. Foust PhD, RN, Janice B. Foust PhD, RN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this author Kathryn H. Bowles PhD, RN, Kathryn H. Bowles PhD, RN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorMary D. Naylor PhD, FAAN, Mary D. Naylor PhD, FAAN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorJanice B. Foust PhD, RN, Janice B. Foust PhD, RN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this author First published: 23 November 2002 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50067.xCitations: 79 Address correspondence to Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: [email protected] Portions of this paper were presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International State of the Science Congress: Better Health through Nursing Research. Washington, DC, September 16, 1999. 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