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- Title
Characteristics of the SAGE database: a new resource for research on outcomes in long-term care. SAGE (Systematic Assessment of Geriatric drug use via Epidemiology) Study Group.
- Authors
Bernabei, R; Gambassi, G; Lapane, K; Sgadari, A; Landi, F; Gatsonis, C; Lipsitz, L; Mor, V
- Abstract
Because there is a lack of databases specific to long-term care, standardized assessments of nursing home residents are seen as a potential new resource for studying an important but neglected population. We describe the design and principal population characteristics of the first integrated database combining detailed clinical information and administrative claims data.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 1999, Vol 54, Issue 1, pM25
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/54.1.m25