Averting an impending storm: Can we reengineer health systems to meet the needs of aging populations?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Bierman, Arlene S ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84864456763     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001267     Document Type: Article

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