MediCaring: Development and test marketing of a supportive care benefit for older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1058-1064

  Lynn, Joanne ^a,e   O'Connor, Mary Ann S ^b   Dulac, Jennie D ^c   Roach, Mary Joan ^d   Ross, Cathy S ^b   Wasson, John H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VHA Mid America Inc   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Center to Improve Care of the Dying   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life case; Financing advanced chronic illness; Health policy; Medicare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MARKETING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032852672     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05227.x     Document Type: Article

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