The Cochrane field in health care of older people: Geriatric medicine's role in the collaboration

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-243

  Rochon, Paula A ^a,b   Dickinson, Edward ^a   Gordon, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0031031335     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04515.x     Document Type: Review

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