title: Creating a continuum of care for elderly individuals.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Resource Center, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA.
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tichawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D019091:Critical Pathways; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay