Home care of the frail elderly

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 795-807

  Loengard, Anna U ^a   Boal, Jeremy ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS;

EID: 8444231187     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.07.009     Document Type: Review

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