Use of the interRAI Acute Care Assessment Instrument to Predict Adverse Outcomes Among the Hospitalized Elderly

Abstract Objectives: This research project was undertaken to review two commonly used screening instruments for the elderly who attend at hospital emergency departments in Ontario. These instruments were then contrasted with a new potential screening instrument made up of items drawn from the Minimu...

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Main Author: Wiens, Heather
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5463