Community services for elderly people

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 294-297

  Lebowitz, Barry D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029887396     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199607000-00013     Document Type: Short Survey

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