Analysis of a territorial approach to the delivery of nursing home care services based on historical data

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-291

  Lahrichi, N ^a,b   Lapierre, S D ^a,b   Hertz, A ^b   Talib, A ^c   Bouvier, L ^c  

^a Centre de Recherche sur les Transports   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Métro et Parc Extension 5700 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing home care services; Territorial approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TERRITORIAL APPROACH; WORKLOAD;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOMES; QUEBEC;

EID: 33747618717     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-006-9015-2     Document Type: Article

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