Physician implementation of and patient adherence to recommendations from comprehensive geriatric assessment

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 444-451

  Reuben, David B ^a,c   Maly, Rose C ^b   Hirsch, Susan H ^a   Frank, Janet C ^a   Oakes, Allison Mayer ^d   Siu, Albert L ^e   Hays, Ron D ^c,f  

^a Multicampus Prog Geriatric Med G   (United States)

^b Division of Family Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SysteMetrics   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0029912298     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89521-6     Document Type: Article

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