Home care: A key to the future of family medicine?

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-368

  Landers, Steven H ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family practice; Home care services; Home visits; House calls

Indexed keywords

AGING; FAMILY MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; SHORT SURVEY;

AGE FACTORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORECASTING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33746923526     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.550     Document Type: Short Survey

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