Hard times: The effects of financial strain on home care services use and participant outcomes in Michigan

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-165

  D'Souza, Jennifer C ^a   James, Mary L ^a   Szafara, Kristina L ^a   Fries, Brant E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial cutback; Home care; Long term care; Reduced budget

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BUDGETS; FEMALE; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICHIGAN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66749089960     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp020     Document Type: Article

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