The Past, Present, and Future of House Calls

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-34

  Kao, Helen ^a   Conant, Rebecca ^a   Soriano, Theresa ^b   McCormick, Wayne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care; Home health care; Home visits; Home based medical care; Homebound; House calls

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEVER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NEURALGIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SPRAIN; VISCERAL PAIN;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649083935     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2008.10.005     Document Type: Review

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