An ecological study on the relationship between supply of beds in long-term care institutions in Italy and potential care needs for the elderly

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Damiani, Gianfranco ^a   Colosimo, Simona C ^a   Sicuro, Lorella ^a   Burgio, Alessandra ^b   Battisti, Alessandra ^b   Solipaca, Alessandro ^b   Baldassarre, Giordana ^b   Crialesi, Roberta ^b   Milan, Giulia ^b   Tamburrano, Tiziana ^b   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RETIREMENT;

EID: 70350349338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-174     Document Type: Article

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