Enhancing Primary Care of Elderly People
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: December 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780815325314
Subjects: Care of the elderly; General practice; Medical care; Health Services For Older Adults; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Older people; Gerontology; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Issues; Social Science / Social Work; Primary care (Medicine)
First sentence: The provision of primary care for an increasing elderly population has assumed increased importance in the last decade with the rapid expansion of contracting by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other forms of managed care with the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
Notes: Garland Reference Library of Social Science