Transition through the continuum of care in a continuing care retirement community: Can a Functional Rating Scale be a decision-making tool?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-208

  Anderson, Barbara J ^a   Tom, Linda ^b  

^a University of Hawaii ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18444391826     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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