Assessing the outcomes of day hospital care for older people: A review of the literature

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 33-41

  Bentley, Jane ^a   Meyer, Julienne ^a   Kafetz, Kalman ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day hospitals; Literature review; Older people; Outcomes assessment; Research methodology; User focused

Indexed keywords

EID: 33444475909     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200100027     Document Type: Review

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