Geriatric care management: Role, need, and benefits

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 553-559

  Wideman, Marilyn ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867094253     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e31822a0637     Document Type: Review

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