Health care for older persons: A country profile - Korea

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1199-1204

  Cho, Kyung Hwan ^a,b   Chung, Younho ^a   Roh, Yong Kyun ^c   Cho, Belong ^d   Kim, Cheol Ho ^b,d   Lee, Hong Soon ^b,e  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Institute of Geriatric Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e National Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged; Health care; Korea; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; KOREA; LONG-TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 3042841590     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52322.x     Document Type: Review

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