Impact of a health promotion nurse intervention on disability and health care costs among elderly adults with heart conditions

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-331

  Meng, Hongdao ^a   Wamsley, Brenda R ^b   Eggert, Gerald M ^c   Van Nostrand, Joan F ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Monroe County Long Term Care Program Inc   (United States)

^d HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISABLED PERSONS; ECONOMICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548553197     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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