Geriatric day hospital: opportunity or threat? A qualitative exploratory study of the referral behaviour of Belgian general practitioners

• Main Authors: Vyncke Veerle (Author), Petermans Jean (Author), Giet Didier (Author), Massart Valérie (Author), Duchesnes Christiane (Author), Desmyter Fien (Author), Vanden Bussche Piet (Author), Ven Den Noortgate Nele (Author), Willems Sara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In order to address the challenges of an ageing population the Belgian government decided to allocate resources to the creation of geriatric day hospitals (GDHs). Although GDHs are meant to be a strategy to support general practition...