Geriatric medicine in the European Union: Future scenarios

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 204-215

  Duursma, Sijmen A ^a   Overstall, Peter W ^b  

^a County Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Union; Future scenarios; Geriatric medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST;

EID: 0141485217     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-003-0134-9     Document Type: Article

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