Why health care is going home

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1690-1691

  Landers, Steven H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049448227     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1000401     Document Type: Short Survey

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