Beyond patient dependency: Family characteristics and access of elderly patients to home care services following hospital discharge

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 33-47

  Pohl, Joanne M ^a   Collins, Clare ^b   Given, Charles W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0029455947     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v15n04_03     Document Type: Article

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