Policy for an aging society: A review of systems

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2701-2702

  Cassel, Christine K ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

GERIATRICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949123456     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1901     Document Type: Note

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