Geriatric day hospital: opportunity or threat? A qualitative exploratory study of the referral behaviour of Belgian general practitioners

Geriatric day hospital: opportunity or threat? A qualitative exploratory study of the referral behaviour of Belgian general practitioners

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In order to address the challenges of an ageing population the Belgian government decided to allocate resources to the creation of geriatric day hospitals (GDHs). Although GDHs are meant to be a strategy to support general practition...

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Main Authors: Vyncke Veerle, Petermans Jean, Giet Didier, Massart Valérie, Duchesnes Christiane, Desmyter Fien, Vanden Bussche Piet, Ven Den Noortgate Nele, Willems Sara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/202

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