International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-171 , December 2008

Integrated Care for the Elderly in the Community

  • Hong-Ting Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Puli Christian Hospital, Nantou, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hong-Ting Chan, Department of Neurology, Puli Christian Hospital, 1, Tieshan Road, Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Shih-Jung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • ,
  • Hwei-Jeh Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Puli Christian Hospital, Nanton, Taiwan

,Accepted 24 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70005-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-171 , December 2008