Physician perspectives on medical care delivery in assisted living

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2326-2331

  Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b,c   Perez, Rosa ^d   Reed, David ^b   Harris Wallace, Brandy ^e   Khandelwal, Christine ^a   Beeber, Anna Song ^b   Madeline Mitchell, C ^b   Schumacher, John ^d  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c School of Social Work   (United States)

^d Center for Aging Studies   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; medical care; patient management; physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84155163787     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03714.x     Document Type: Article

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