An intervention program to reduce the number of hospitalizations of elderly patients in a primary care clinic

• Main Authors: Asher Maya (Author), Press Yan (Author), Peleg Roni (Author), Pugachev Tatyana (Author), Glicensztain Hadas (Author), Lederman Mila (Author), Biderman Aya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The elderly population consumes a large share of medical resources in the western world. A significant portion of the expense is related to hospitalizations.</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>To evaluate an interventio...