The care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on September 25, 2006

Authors

Eric A Coleman1, Carla Parry, Sandra Chalmers, Sung-Joon Min

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA. Eric.Coleman@uchsc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

The Care Transitions Intervention | NCT00244491

A Trial of the C-TraC Intervention for Dementia Patients | NCT02388711

Study of the Impact of a Hospital Discharge Care Coordination Program in an Elderly Population | NCT01440907

The LEARNING WISDOM Phase II Scale up Project | NCT04093245

Telemedicine Efficacy in Medication Adherence in Post-ischemic Stroke Patients | NCT04877171

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