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An assessment of the Thai government’s health services for the aged

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 2000
In 1998 the Health System Research Institute of Thailand conducted a comprehensive review of the health services available to elderly people. As part of this review data were gathered based on the services provided in public facilities. Four methods of data gathering were used; namely 1) interviews with policy-makers and implementers 2) surveys of ...
P, Kamnuansilpa, S, Wongthanavasu, J, Bryant, A, Prohmmo   +3 more
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Health services for the aged in Sub-Saharan Africa

Social Science & Medicine, 1990
This paper addresses itself to the problems faced by the aged with regards to the use and availability of health services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper maintained that the development of a sound public policy on ageing in SSA requires two types of knowledge; an understanding of what consequences will follow from a particular course of action ...
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Services for the aged in community mental health centers

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1976
The author studied the services provided for the elderly at eight community mental health centers. He describes discrimination against the elderly, the reasons why relatively few elderly persons seek care, and innovations in treatment. He discovered that high-quality care depends more on staff awareness of the unique problems of the elderly than on ...
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Reconceptualising health services for school-age children in the 21st century

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2010
This paper describes the historical background and philosophy of development of health services for school-age children in England. The school health service originated in the early 20th century in response to increasing awareness of significant childhood morbidity and has shifted from a ‘seek and treat’ to a ‘prevent and promote’ paradigm.
Mitch, Blair, Diane, DeBell
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The Black Aged: A Strategy for Future Mental Health Services

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1978
ABSTRACT: The younger generation of today will become the elderly of tomorrow. The qualitative differences in life experiences of blacks versus whites lead to differences in the manifestations of emotional problems. Thus the need for a special psychiatric strategy for aged blacks in the future.
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HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD-A NEW APPROACH

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1957
Maintenance of the child's health and development of his total personality are not isolated incidents but are significantly dependent on the health of the family and of the community; therefore, school health services must become family-centered and familyoriented.
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Adult health: Services for the chronically ill and aged

Journal of Chronic Diseases, 1967
This worthwhile contribution to problems of pressing contemporary interest is handicapped by a vague title that hardly seems likely to provoke wide reader interest. The major emphasis seems to be on public health attitudes and methods rather than on the role of the practicing physician, who is belatedly beginning to appreciate the community rather than
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Old age mental health services in England: implementing the National Service Framework for Older People

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2006
AbstractBackgroundThere is much variation in the services provided for older people with mental health problems. In England, the National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) sought to address these inconsistencies and improve care. This study describes the situation three years after its publication.MethodsA postal survey of old age ...
Tucker, Sue, Baldwin, Robert, Hughes, Jane, Benbow, Susan, Barker, Andrew, Burns, Alistair, Challis, David   +6 more
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