Atención sanitaria al anciano frágil: De la teoría a la evidencia científica

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 704-717

  Cortés, Juan José Baztán ^a   González Montalvo, Juan Ignacio ^b   Jaurrieta, Juan José Solano ^c   Calvo, Mercedes Hornillos ^d  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MONTE NARANCO   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CIVIL DE GUADALAJARA FRAY ANTONIO ALCALDE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034716042     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71669-1     Document Type: Article

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