Health care for older persons in Argentina: A country profile

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1761-1765

  Montero Odasso, Manuel ^a,b   Przygoda, Pablo ^a,b   Redondo, Nélida ^c   Adamson, Juan ^d   Kaplan, Roberto ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Geriatric care; Health care; Older persons

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION; AGED; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; ARGENTINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 6944220098     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52474.x     Document Type: Review

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