Frequent hospital admission of older people with chronic disease: a cross-sectional survey with telephone follow-up and data linkage

• Main Authors: Longman Jo M (Author), I Rolfe Margaret (Author), Passey Megan D (Author), Heathcote Kathy E (Author), Ewald Dan P (Author), Dunn Therese (Author), Barclay Lesley M (Author), Morgan Geoffrey G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The continued increase in hospital admissions is a significant and complex issue facing health services. There is little research exploring patient perspectives or examining individual admissions among patients with frequent admissio...