A comparison of how generalists and fellowship-trained geriatricians provide "geriatric" care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1807-1811

  Phelan, Elizabeth A ^a,b,e   Genshaft, Scott ^c   Williams, Barbara ^b   Logerfo, James P ^a,b   Wagner, Edward H ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Ambulatory care patterns; Fee for service plans standards; Health services for the aged standards; Health services research; Physicians; Practice patterns; Quality of health care; United States

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 53149107503     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01942.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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