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Annual visits to patients over the age of 75 - who is missed?
Author(s)Carol Jagger, Michael Clarke, Conor O'Shea, Mary Gannon
Journal titleFamily Practice, vol 13, no 1, 1996
Pagespp 22-27
KeywordsHome visits [doctors] ; Over 70s ; Health [elderly] ; Screening ; Interviewing.
AnnotationThe GP contract requires annual consultations and offers of home visits to the elderly. However, as many as 50% of elderly people refuse the offer of a health screen. This article describes the characteristics of elderly people who declined the offer of an annual home visit, and concludes that there is little evidence to suggest them being part of an 'iceberg' of unmet need.
Accession NumberCPA-960923026 A
ClassmarkL5H: BBK: CC: 3V: 3DL *

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