Randomised trial of impact of model of integrated care and case management for older people living in the community

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7141, 1998, Pages 1348-1351

  Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a   Gambassi, Giovanni ^a   Sgadari, Antonio ^a   Zuccala, Giuseppe ^a   Mor, Vincent ^b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^c   Carbonin, PierUgo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 0032474271     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7141.1348     Document Type: Article

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