Preventive home visits postpone mortality - a controlled trial with time-limited results

• Main Authors: Stenlund Hans (Author), Hellner Britt Mari (Author), Dahlgren Lars (Author), Sahlen Klas-Göran (Author), Lindholm Lars (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a debate on whether preventive home visits to older people have any impact. This study was undertaken to investigate whether preventive home visits by professional health workers to older persons can postpone mortality in a...