Home delivery program helps Kentucky seniors live independently
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Seniors' use of home care.
In the coming years, the need for home care services in Canada can be expected to increase. As the number of elderly people in the population grows, so will the prevalence of age-related chronic conditions that may jeopardize an individual’s ability to live independently in the community. In 2003, the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) collected detailed information about sources of formal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacy Today
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1042-0991
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptdy.2017.06.023