Effects on healthcare utilization of case management for frail older people: A randomized controlled trial (RCT)
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Effects on healthcare utilization of case management for frail older people: a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
OBJECTIVES Various healthcare interventions have been launched targeting the growing population of older people. The objective of this study was to investigate the of a case management intervention for frail old people (aged 65+ years) effects on healthcare utilization. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in a municipality in southern Sweden and included people aged 65+ years who li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0167-4943
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.10.009