The journey of care for the frail older person

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Ayyar, Anita ^a   Varmam, Surendra ^a   De Bmaldraltlie, Sorcha ^b   Singh, Iqbal ^c  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Acorn Primary Health Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77952304306     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.2.46487     Document Type: Review

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