The use of Medicare home health care services

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 324-329

  Welch, H Gilbert ^a,b   Wennberg, David E ^b,c,d   Welch, W Pete ^e  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Maine Medical Assessment Foundation   (United States)

^d MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029832098     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199608013350506     Document Type: Article

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