The last year of life: A population based study on decedents. Living arrangements, place of death, and utilization of care;Das letzte lebensjahr: Eine reprasentativstudie an verstorbenen wohnsituation, sterbeort und nutzung von versorgungsangeboten

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-204

  Bickel, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Care for the elderly; Last year of life; Place of death; Residential and nursing homes; Utilization of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DYING; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; NURSING HOME; RESIDENTIAL CARE; AGED; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME FOR THE AGED; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031596026     PISSN: 0044281X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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