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Table 1 Origin of Experts Consulted

From: A discharge summary adapted to the frail elderly to ensure transfer of relevant information from the hospital to community settings: a model

 

GAU physicians

n = 11

Community physicians

n = 10

GAU pharmacists

n = 5

Community pharmacists

n = 5

Quebec region 1:

    

Central

6

6

2

3

Periphery

2

2

2

1

Intermediate

2

2

1

1

Remote

1

0

0

0

University status

    

Yes

5

n.a.

2

n.a.

No

6

n.a.

3

n.a.

  1. GAU, Geriatric Assessment Unit; n.a. = Not applicable
  2. 1Central regions = Montreal, Quebec City, and Laval; peripheral regions = Chaudière-Appalaches, Lanaudière, Laurentides, and Montérégie; intermediate regions = Bas Saint-Laurent, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Mauricie-Bois-Franc, Estrie, and Outaouais; remote regions = Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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