Post-Hospital Syndrome — An Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk
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- 10 January 2013
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 368 (2) , 100-102
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1212324
Abstract
Patients who were recently hospitalized experience a period of generalized risk for myriad adverse health events. Their condition may be characterized as a post-hospital syndrome, an acquired condition of vulnerability not necessarily linked to the original illness.Keywords
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