Cost-effectiveness of long-term care services in South Korea

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-83

  Kim, Eun Young ^a   Yang, Bong Min ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Functional status; Home health care; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; STROKE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KOREA; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8644235129     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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