Case managers for frail older people: A randomised controlled pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 755-763

  Kristensson, Jimmie ^a,b   Ekwall, Anna K ^c   Jakobsson, Ulf ^a   Midlöv, Patrik ^d,e   Hallberg, Ingalill R ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Tåbelund Primary Care Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case management; Frail older adults; Intervention studies; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 78349258584     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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