Research Can Improve Care in the Nursing Home

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 233-235

  Rolland, Yves ^a,b   De Souto Barreto, Philipe ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECUBITUS; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH ETHICS; SARCOPENIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878019657     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.019     Document Type: Editorial

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