Aged Care Services in Singapore - An Overview

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-722

  Sitoh, Yih Yiow ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Delivery of healthcare; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; BUDGET; CURRICULUM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STAFF; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 1042268092     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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