Design and pilot results of a single blind randomized controlled trial of systematic demand-led home visits by nurses to frail elderly persons in primary care [ISRCTN05358495]

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Van Hout, Hein P J ^a   Nijpels, Giel ^a   Van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a   Jansen, Aaltje P D ^a   Van't Veer, Petronella J ^a   Tybout, Willemijn ^a   Stalman, Wim A B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERMINAL CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FRAIL ELDERLY; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 26444489161     PISSN: 14712318     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-5-11     Document Type: Article

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