Health status and health care utilization after discharge from geriatric in-hospital stay - description of a register-based study

• Main Authors: E. Rydwik (Author), R. Lindqvist (Author), C. Willers (Author), L. Carlsson (Author), G. H. Nilsson (Author), A. Lager (Author), M. Dreilich (Author), A. Lindh Mazya (Author), T. Karlsson (Author), H. Alinaghizadeh (Author), A-M Boström (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study is the first part of a register-based research program with the overall aim to increase the knowledge of the health status among geriatric patients and to identify risk factors for readmission in this population. The aim of this study was two-fold: 1) to evaluate the v...