Geriatrics in the New Millenium, Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 319-321

  Habot, Beni ^a,b,c   Tsin, Shmuel ^d  

^a Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine   (Israel)

^b Geriatric Center   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Elderly in Israel; Geriatric services; Geriatrics; Mentally frail

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MEDICINE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES;

GERIATRICS;

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ISRAEL;

EID: 0037983957     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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