Home visits: An access to care issue for the 21st century

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue OCTOBER., 2000, Pages 2044-2048

  Pereles, Laurie ^a  

^a Mission Medical Building ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034293295     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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