An automated telephone system for monitoring the functional status of community-residing elders

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Mahoney, Diane ^a   Tennstedt, Sharon ^b   Friedman, Robert ^c   Heeren, Tim ^d  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Home care; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032895589     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.2.229     Document Type: Article

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