New hope for home care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 18, 1995, Pages 1213-1214

  Campion, Edward W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028792480     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199511023331810     Document Type: Editorial

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