Case management for elderly people in the community

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7583, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Black, David A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846188076     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39027.550324.47     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

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