Age and closeness of death as determinants of health and social care utilization: A case-control study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Forma, Leena ^a   Rissanen, Pekka ^a   Aaltonen, Mari ^a   Raitanen, Jani ^a   Jylhä, Marja ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Case control studies; Health services; Long term care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66249127180     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp028     Document Type: Article

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