Community care has been the main policy for the care of frail elderly people in Britain in the postwar period. Currently most care is provided by the informal sector, with state domiciliary services playing a residual role. In long-term hospital beds or residentialhursing homes, institutional care i
Subintensive care unit for the elderly: a new model of care for critically ill frail elderly medical patients
β Scribed by Anette Hylen Ranhoff; Renzo Rozzini; Tony Sabatini; Angela Cassinadri; Stefano Boffelli; Marco Ferri; Nicola Travaglini; Antonella Ricci; Alessandro Morandi; Marco Trabucchi
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1828-0447
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