Health and treatment priorities of older patients and their general practitioners: A cross-sectional study

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-76

  Junius Walker, Ulrike ^a   Stolberg, Dagmar ^a   Steinke, Patricia ^a   Theile, Gudrun ^a   Hummers Pradier, Eva ^a   Dierks, Marie Luise ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health priorities; Multimorbidity; Older people; Patient centred care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 79957529348     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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