Geriatrics as a paradigm for good chronic care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 331-332

  Kane, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036750479     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/31.5.331     Document Type: Note

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