Hospitalisation rates and predictors in people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Hospitalisation is often harmful for people with dementia and results in high societal costs, so avoidance of unnecessary admissions is a global priority. However, no intervention has yet reduced admissions of community-dwelling people with dementia. We therefore aimed to examine...

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Main Authors: Hilary Shepherd, Gill Livingston, Justin Chan, Andrew Sommerlad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1369-7