The Woodwork Effect: Estimating It and Controlling the Damage

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-133

  Weissert, William G ^a,b   Frederick, Lucy ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory substitution; cost effectiveness; false positives; health care complementarity; home care; screening

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MEDICAID; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MEDICAID; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876125705     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2013.766073     Document Type: Article

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