Carol C Fethke

Biographic Data

ID5547194
NAMECarol C Fethke
GIVEN NAMESCarol C
FAMILY NAMEFethke
SIGNATUREFETHKE C C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iowa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
H-INDEX0

  • "Risk" Factors Affecting Readmission of the Elderly Into the Health Care System

    Carol C Fethke, Ian M Smith et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1986

    One hundred one patients, 70 years and older, who were discharged to the community from an acute-care hospital were followed for 1 year to isolate risk factors affecting the probability of readmission. A total of five interviews were conducted with each patient. Postdischarge outcome at any point in time was defined as either readmission to a health care institution or continuous survival in the community. At 1 year, 47 individuals had experience…

  • The Physician Assistant in Rural Primary Care Practices

    Edem E Ekwo, Edem Ekwo et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1979

    Nineteen practice sites in Iowa were studied to determine the differences in the types of physician (MD) supervision the physician assistant (PA) received at work at satellite (separate from the major practice site of the supervising MD) and non-satellite practice sites. The MDs supervised PA functions in 12.9 per cent of the patients seen by the PAs at non-satellite and 15.9 per cent of patients they saw at satellite practice sites. All patients…