A cost-effectiveness analysis of home care and community-based nursing homes for stroke patients and their families

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 872-878

  Chiu, Lian ^a   Shyu, Woei Cherng ^b   Chen, Tchen Ru Jayne ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Georgetown Univ School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Home care; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031280341     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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