BMJ : British medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A cost effectiveness analysis within a randomised controlled trial of post-acute care of older people in a community hospital.
To assess the cost effectiveness of post-acute care for older people in a locality based community hospital compared with a department for care of elderly people in a district general hospital, which admits patients aged over 76 years with acute medical conditions. ⋯ Post-acute care for older people in a locality based community hospital is of similar cost effectiveness to that of an elderly care department in a district general hospital.