Hospitalizations during the last months of life of nursing home residents: a retrospective cohort study from Germany

• Main Authors: Specht-Leible Norbert (Author), Ramroth Heribert (Author), König Hans-Helmut (Author), Brenner Hermann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To describe hospitalisations of nursing home (NH) residents in Germany during their last months of life.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Retrospective cohort study on 792 NH residents in the Rhine-Neckar region in South...