Continuity of care, potentially inappropriate medication, and health care outcomes among the elderly: Evidence from a longitudinal analysis in Taiwan

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1002-1009

  Chu, Hsuan Yin ^a   Chen, Chi Chen ^a   Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

continuity of care; elderly; health care outcomes; potentially inappropriate medication; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPENSITY SCORE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84867735317     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31826c870f     Document Type: Article

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