The geriatric day hospital: Past, present and future

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 613-615

  Young, John ^a   Forster, Anne ^a  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION;

EID: 56749165599     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn206     Document Type: Editorial

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