Independence at Home: Community-Based Care for Older Adults with Severe Chronic Illness

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-169

  DeJonge, K Eric ^a   Taler, George ^a   Boling, Peter A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health care financing; Health care reform; Health policy; Home care; Home health care; House calls

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH TRANSITION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849112168     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2008.11.004     Document Type: Review

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