Long-term care eligibility criteria for people with Alzheimer's disease

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 67-85

  Fox, Patrick ^a   Maslow, Katie ^b   Zhang, Xiulan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California ^*

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032844637     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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