Trends in the utilization of specific health care services among older Manitobans: 1985 to 2000

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 15-27

  Finlayson, Marcia ^a,b   Lix, Lisa ^b   Finlayson, Gregory S ^b   Fong, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cataract extraction, trends utilization; Health services for the aged; Hospitalization, trends utilization; Orthopedic surgery, trends utilization; Physician use, trends utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 21344453553     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0046     Document Type: Article

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