Looking at care from the inside out: A conceptual approach to geriatric care

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Splaine, Mark ^a,b   Batalden, Paul ^b   Nelson, Eugene ^a,b   Plume, Stephen K ^c   Wasson, John H ^b  

^a Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Health care delivery; Managed care; Quality improvement; Systems of care

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGED CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031798650     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199807000-00003     Document Type: Review

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