Country profile: Israel

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 980-984

  Clarfield, A Mark ^a,b,c   Paltiel, Ari ^d   Gindin, Y ^e   Morginstin, B ^f   Dwolatzky, T ^g  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d International Relations and Statistical Coordination Department   (Israel)

^e KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^f National Insurance Institute of Israel   (Israel)

^g SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 0034244225     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb06899.x     Document Type: Article

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