Hospital downsizing and trends in health care use among elderly people in British Columbia

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-401

  Sheps, S B ^a   Reid, R J ^a   Barer, M L ^a   Krueger, H ^a   McGrail, K M ^a   Green, B ^a   Evans, R G ^a   Hertzman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0034702798     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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