The Presence of a Geriatrician in a Nursing Home Could Prevent Hospitalization

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Jan;21(1):139-140. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.012. Epub 2019 Oct 4.

Authors

Francois R Herrmann¹, Dina Zekry¹, Reto W Kressig², Christophe E Graf¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Bernex, Switzerland; University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Felix Platter Hospital, University Center for Medicine of Aging, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 31590921
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Geriatricians*
Hospitalization
Humans
Nursing Homes*
Skilled Nursing Facilities