Making hospitals better places for sick older persons

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1728-1729

  Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034545799     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03890.x     Document Type: Editorial

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