Respecting elders by respecting their paid caregivers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-465

  Sudore, Rebecca L ^a,b   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 79958752331     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1667-z     Document Type: Editorial

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