Preventive home visitation programmes for older people: The role of municipality organisation

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Vass, Mikkel ^a   Holmberg, Rasmus ^a   Fiil Nielsen, Henrik ^a   Lauridsen, Jørgen ^b   Avlund, Kirsten ^a   Hendriksen, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Care management; Municipality intervention; Municipality organisation; Older people; Preventive home visits

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548400430     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-007-0056-2     Document Type: Article

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