The Sustainable Development Agenda Needs to Include Long-term Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 725-727

  Pot, Anne Margriet ^a   Briggs, Andrew M ^a   Beard, John R ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ageing in place; chronic care; dependency; Health care; informal care; multi morbidity; social care

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CULTURAL VALUE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE BURDEN; FAMILY COUNSELING; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH INCOME COUNTRY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85049479938     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.04.009     Document Type: Article

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