Reduced hospitalization rates of two sets of community-residing older adults after use of a personal response system

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-366

  Roush, Robert E ^a,b   Teasdale, Thomas A ^c,d,e  

^a Dept of Hlth Educ and Welfare ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030823839     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489701600309     Document Type: Article

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