Moving toward medicare home health coverage for persons with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Cabin, William D ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Fortune Society ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Home care; Medicare; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54549089039     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370801967562     Document Type: Article

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