Healthy ageing: The role of health care services

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 171-177

  Howse, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic disease; equity; health care delivery; older adults; population ageing

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS;

EID: 84862863980     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912444805     Document Type: Review

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