Effects of the 1997 balanced budget act on venipuncture beneficiaries

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-268

  Rubin, Rose M ^a   White Means, Shelley I ^a   Feagin, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced Budget Act; Caregiver; Health policy; Home health; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; GROOMING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0038441753     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464803022002005     Document Type: Article

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