Need to develop specialised care services in the fragile elderly (II);Necesidad del desarrollo de servicios especializados de atención al anciano frágil (II)

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-138

  Alonso, T ^a   Alonso Ruiz, M T ^a   Arana, A ^a   Gallego, R ^b   Galvez N ^a   Lozano, G ^b   Herrero, J L ^a   Jaramillo, E ^a   Martin J ^a   Saiz, F ^a  

^a Servicio de Neurofisiología Clínica   (Spain)

^b Servicio Territorial   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SPAIN;

EID: 2642572750     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0211-139x(04)74943-4     Document Type: Review

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