Avoiding hospital admission through provision of hospital care at home: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.

BACKGROUND: Avoidance of admission through provision of hospital care at home is a scheme whereby health care professionals provide active treatment in the patient's home for a condition that would otherwise require inpatient treatment in an acute care hospital. We sought to compare the effecti...

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Main Authors: Shepperd, S, Doll, H, Angus, R, Clarke, M, Iliffe, S, Kalra, L, Ricauda, N, Tibaldi, V, Wilson, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009