The possibilities and the realities of home care

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-389

  Wilson, Donna ^a   Truman, Corrine D ^b   Huang, Joe ^a   Sheps, Sam ^c   Thomas, Roger ^d   Noseworthy, Tom ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Health system reform; Home care; Hospital downsizing; Population data; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 26844450964     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404038     Document Type: Article

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