Differences in facilities' acceptance of patients under long-term care insurance in japan

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 57-70

  Horiguchi, Hiromasa ^a   Hara, Yuichi ^a   Ikeda, Hiroyuki ^a   Nobutomo, Koichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health service facility for the elderly; Medical support for the elderly; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; SERVICE PROVISION;

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; JAPAN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 5044221497     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v16n03_04     Document Type: Article

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