Use of medicare and department of veterans affairs health care by veterans with dementia: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1908-1914

  Zhu, Carolyn W ^a,b   Penrod, Joan D ^a,b   Ross, Joseph S ^a,b   Dellenbaugh, Cornelia ^a,b   Sano, Mary ^a,b  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Health services use; Longitudinal models; Medicare; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; VETERAN;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 70350430371     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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