Health care for the elderly — perspectives in relation to implementation of results from intervention studies in Norway and Denmark

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-226

  Garåsen, Helge ^a   Hendriksen, Carsten ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENMARK; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVENTION STUDY; NORWAY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DENMARK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 65549167912     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809105025     Document Type: Editorial

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