Aging, primary care, and self-sufficiency: Health care workforce challenges ahead

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-708

  Mullan, Fitzhugh ^a   Frehywot, Seble ^a   Jolley, Laura J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57549096943     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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