Impediments to policy implementation: The offer of free installation of central heating to an elderly community has limited uptake

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Armstrong, David ^a   Winder, R ^a   Wallis, R ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambeth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central heating; Health policy; Implementation

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE;

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEAR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MONITORING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEATING; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 30544451203     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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