A new beginning for care for elderly people?: Not if the psychopathology of this national service framework gets in the way

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7290, 2001, Pages 807-808

  Evans, John Grimley ^a   Tallis, Raymond C ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035820401     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7290.807     Document Type: Editorial

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