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The Impact of the Swedish Care Coordination Act on Hospital Readmission and Length-of-Stay among Multi-Morbid Elderly Patients: A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Analysis Cover

The Impact of the Swedish Care Coordination Act on Hospital Readmission and Length-of-Stay among Multi-Morbid Elderly Patients: A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Analysis

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 23 (2023): Issue 1
By: Douglas Spangler,  Wilhelm Linder and  Ulrika Winblad  
Open Access
|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6510 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 20, 2022
Accepted on: May 16, 2023
Published on: May 23, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
care coordination,
care integration,
health policy,
readmission,
length of stay,
multi-morbid elderly patients

© 2023 Douglas Spangler, Wilhelm Linder, Ulrika Winblad, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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