Preventing disability and managing chronic illness in frail older adults: A randomized trial of a community-based partnership with primary care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1191-1198

  Leveille, Suzanne G ^a,b   Wagner, Edward H ^a   Davis, Connie ^a   Grothaus, Lou ^a   Wallace, Jeffrey ^c   LoGerfo, Marianne ^d   Kent, Daniel ^e  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Northshore Sr Ctr Sr Serv S   (United States)

^e Pacificare of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031717339     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04533.x     Document Type: Article

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