Trends in health services utilization, medication use, and health conditions among older adults: a 2-year retrospective chart review in a primary care practice.

作者: Ketan Vegda , Jason X Nie , Li Wang , C Shawn Tracy , Rahim Moineddin

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-217

关键词: Nursing researchHealth informaticsRetrospective cohort studyHealth carePopulation ageingHealth administrationCross-sectional studyFamily medicinePublic healthEmergency medicineMedicine

摘要: … Population aging poses significant challenges to primary care providers and healthcare … study is to measure older patients' use of health services, number of health conditions, and …

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