Electronic support for 21st century care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-422

  Sturdy, Deborah ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL CAPACITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

AGED; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 24644510803     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi159     Document Type: Editorial

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