Preventive home visits to the elderly: Systematic review of available evidence;Präventive hausbesuche im alter: Eine systematische bewertung der vorliegenden evidenz

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 732-738

  Meinck, Matthias ^a   Lubke N ^a   Lauterberg, J ^b   Robra, B P ^c  

^a Kompetenz Ctr Geriatrie MDK Hamburg   (Germany)

^b AOK Bundesverband   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Home visits; Prevention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 10844256512     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813779     Document Type: Review

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