The Mount Sinai (New York) visiting doctors program: Meeting the needs of the urban homebound population

Care Management Journals

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 139-143

  Ornstein, Katherine ^a   Hernandez, Cameron R ^a   DeCherrie, Linda V ^a   Soriano, Theresa A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84871594709     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.12.4.159     Document Type: Article

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