Use of services by community-dwelling patients with dementia: A systematic review

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Weber, Samuel R ^a   Pirraglia, Paul A ^b   Kunik, Mark E ^a,c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; community health services; delivery of health care; dementia; service use; utilization review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESPITE CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79955804675     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510392564     Document Type: Article

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