Assisted Living: Shall We Learn from History or Repeat it?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 539-541

  Levenson, Steven A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 52749097694     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.07.003     Document Type: Editorial

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