Nursing Home Applications - Reasons and Possible Interventions

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 451-455

  Chan, K M ^a   Wong, S F ^a   Yoong, T ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly; Intervention; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; SINGAPORE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032177428     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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