Effects of post-hospital Medicare home health and informal care on patient functional status

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 513-529

  Penrod, Joan D ^a   Kane, Robert L ^a   Finch, Michael D ^a   Kane, Rosalie A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Home healthcare; Informal care; Medicare; Post acute care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; MEDICARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFTERCARE; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031876115     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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