Identifying unmet health needs in older people: Comprehensive screening is not the answer

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 527, 2006, Pages 404-406

  Iliffe, Steve ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE FINDING; CONTRACT; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33745170714     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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