Gerontorheumatology: The challenge to meet health-care demands for the elderly with musculoskeletal conditions

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-422

  van Lankveld, W ^a   Franssen, M ^a   Stenger, A ^a  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMORBIDITY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPECIALISM;

EID: 18744392810     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh555     Document Type: Editorial

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