The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Older Patients

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Wenger, Neil S ^a   Solomon, David H ^b   Roth, Carol P ^b   MacLean, Catherine H ^b   Saliba, Debra ^b   Kamberg, Caren J ^b   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^b   Young, Roy T ^b   Sloss, Elizabeth M ^b   Louie, Rachel ^b   Adams, John ^b   Chang, John T ^b   Venus, Patricia J ^b   Schnelle, John F ^b   Shekelle, Paul G ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INFLUENZA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642461460     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-9-200311040-00008     Document Type: Article

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