Towards standards of medical care for physicians in nursing homes

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 401-403

  Briggs, R ^a   Holmerova I ^a   Martin, F C ^a   O'Neill, D ^a,b  

^a European Geriatric Medicine Society   (Austria)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL CARE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SENESCENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84930932500     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2015.04.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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