Effect of the national resident assessment instrument on selected health conditions and problems

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 994-1001

  Fries, Brant E ^a,b   Hawes, Catherine ^c   Morris, John N ^d   Phillips, Charles D ^e   Mor, Vince ^f   Park, Pil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Menorah Park Center for Senior Living   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PAIN; SKIN ULCER; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0030746481     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02972.x     Document Type: Article

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