National Service Framework for Older People: Will access to health services for elderly patients improve?

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 527-533

  Chadha, Sumeet ^a   Young, John ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036042607     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200210090-00001     Document Type: Review

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