Health care use at the end of life among older adults: Does it vary by age?

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-407

  Menec, Verena H ^a   Lix, Lisa ^a   Nowicki, Scott ^a   Ekuma, Okechukwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; AGING; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34250380674     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.4.400     Document Type: Article

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