The effectiveness of day hospital care on home care patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1086-1090

  Pitkälä, Kaisu ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; RURAL AREA;

EID: 0031663588     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb06645.x     Document Type: Article

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