Care for Canada's frail elderly population: Fragmentation or integration?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1116-1121

  Bergman, Howard ^a,b   Béland, François ^a,c   Lebel, Paule ^a,d   Contandriopoulos, André Pierre ^a,c   Tousignant, Pierre ^a   Brunelle, Yvon ^a,e   Kaufman, Terry ^a,f   Leibovich, Ellen ^a   Rodriguez, Rosario ^a,c   Clarfield, Mark ^a,g,h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e Ministere des Finances du Quebec   (Canada)

^f CLSC Notre Dame Grace/Montreal Ouest   (Canada)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 9844255044     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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