Transitions in care: Lessons learned from a longitudinal study of dementia care

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-146

  Cohen, Carole A ^a,b   Pushkar, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032917083     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199905000-00007     Document Type: Article

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