Supply of in-patient medical services for elderly people and geographical variation in medical admissions in a health district in England

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 411-415

  Maheswaran, R ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Geriatric medical admissions

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH SERVICES; SERVICE UTILISATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; UK;

EID: 0030711692     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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