Contacts with general practitioners, dentists, and medical specialists among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in 44 German nursing homes

• Main Authors: Jonas Czwikla (Author), Annika Schmidt (Author), Maike Schulz (Author), Ansgar Gerhardus (Author), Guido Schmiemann (Author), Karin Wolf-Ostermann (Author), Daniel Gand (Author), Anna-Carina Friedrich (Author), Falk Hoffmann (Author), Heinz Rothgang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nursing home residents have high medical care needs. Their medical care utilization is, however, lower compared to community-dwelling elderly and varies widely among nursing homes. This study quantified the utilization of general practitioners (GPs), dentists, and medical special...