The patterns of health care utilization by elderly Europeans: Frailty and its implications for health systems

Health Services Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 305-320

  Ilinca, Stefania ^a   Calciolari, Stefano ^b  

^a The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aging; Europe; Frailty; health care utilization; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; VERY ELDERLY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84921884895     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12211     Document Type: Article

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