Community-Based Case Management: A Model for Outcome-Based Research for Non-Institutionalized elderly

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-65

  Watt, Hope M ^a  

^a Geriatric Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Community case management; Community based interventions; Fiscal constraints; Health care; Non institutionalized elderly; Outcome based measurement

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0035753512     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v20n01_03     Document Type: Article

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