Access and limitations of community services for older persons: A guide for the GP

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 431-436

  Low, Lee Fay ^a   Brodaty, Henry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 51449101758     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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