Health service use and outcome: Comparison of low charge, integrated, comprehensive services with usual health care

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-235

  Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^a,b   Burchett, Bruce M ^d   Dan, J D ^a   Blazer, G ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 33947424415     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600844556     Document Type: Article

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