Hospital and nursing home use in the last three months of life

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-319

  Brock, Dwight B ^a   Foley, Daniel J ^a   Salive, Marcel E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; NURSING HOME; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0029739807     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439600800301     Document Type: Article

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