Health care for the elderly in Chile: A country in transition

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-278

  Marín, Pedro Paulo ^a   Wallace, Steven P ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile; Chronic disease; Frail elderly; Long term care; Primary care; Public system; Systems of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AGED; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036703281     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324450     Document Type: Article

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