Prevention: Developing a framework for conceptualizing and evaluating outcomes of preventive services for older people

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-99

  Godfrey, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Outcomes; Prevention; Social care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; BEREAVEMENT; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; BEREAVEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0035289174     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2001.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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