The natural history of nursing home patients

Gerontologist

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 382-388

  Lewis, Mary Ann ^a   Cretin, Shan ^a   Kane, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Episode of care; Hospitals; Long term care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; THERAPY;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021794917     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/25.4.382     Document Type: Article

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