Using remote assessment to provide home modification services to underserved elders

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-398

  Sanford, Jon A ^a,b   Butterfield, Tina ^a  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Extended Home Living Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Home assessment; Home modifications

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RURAL AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 20044394030     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.3.389     Document Type: Article

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