Cognitive function and acute care utilization

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Walsh, Edith G ^a,c   Wu, Bei ^a   Mitchell, Janet B ^a   Berkmann, Lisa F ^b  

^a Center for Health Economics Research   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037241524     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.1.S38     Document Type: Article

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