Community based service providers' perspectives on frequent and/or avoidable admission of older people with chronic disease in rural NSW: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Ewald Dan P (Author), Heathcote Kathy E (Author), Pirotta Julie P (Author), Passey Megan E (Author), Barclay Lesley M (Author), Gao Yu (Author), Singer Judy B (Author), Longman Jo M (Author), Saberi Vahid (Author), Corben Paul (Author), Morgan Geoffrey G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Frequent and potentially avoidable hospital admission amongst older patients with ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) chronic conditions is a major topic for research internationally, driven by the imperative to understand and therefore...