Long-term admissions to home health agencies: A life table analysis

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-24

  Freedman, Vicki A ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Formal care; Home health; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE TABLE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0033016776     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.1.16     Document Type: Article

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