Integrating healthcare for older populations

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 45-52

  Boult, Chad ^a   Pacala, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032604988     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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