title: Is nursing home residence an independent predictor of recurrent hospitalization in older adults?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Fung Yiu King Hospital, The University of Hong Kong; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tuen-Ching
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Ivan Fan-Ngai
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Vincent Chi-Chung
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: James Ka-Hay
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.forename: Leung-Wing
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Felix Hon-Wai
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors