Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages e85-e88 , March 2011

Characteristics of home care supporting clinics providing home care for frail elderly persons living alone in Japan

  • Akiko Akiyama

      Affiliations

    • Division of Heath Sciences, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroo Hanabusa

      Affiliations

    • Hiro Clinic Shinjuku, 3-3-11-3 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Mikami

      Affiliations

    • Division of Heath Sciences, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 6 6879 2551; fax: +81 6 6879 2551.

Received 12 April 2010 ,Revised 26 July 2010 ,Accepted 28 July 2010.

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PII: S0167-4943(10)00208-6

doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.07.011

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages e85-e88 , March 2011

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