Value-Based Geriatric Care: Good News from Portugal

Authors

  • Mariana Alves Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal; Orthogeriatric Unit. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisboa. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1369-8423
  • Lia Marques Hospital CUF Tejo. Lisbon. Portugal.
  • Lucimere Bohn Research Centre in Sports, Physical Education, Exercise and Health / Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Educação Física, Exercício e Saúde (CIDEFES). Universidade Lusófona. Centro Universitário do Porto. Porto. Portugal; Research Center in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL). Faculdade de Desporto. Universidade do Porto. Porto. Portugal; Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR). Institute of Public Health. Universidade do Porto. Porto. Portugal.
  • Fernando Osório Oncogeriatric Unit. Unidade Local de Saúde de São João. Porto. Portugal; Breast Centre. Unidade Local de Saúde de São João. Porto. Portugal.
  • Gonçalo Sarmento Acute Geriatric Unit. Unidade Local de Saúde Entre Douro e Vouga. Santa Maria da Feira. Portugal.
  • Catarina Bekerman Emergency Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon. Portugal.
  • Adelaide Belo Portuguese Association for Integrated Care (PAFIC). Beja. Portugal.
  • Ana Farinha Nephrology Department. Unidade Local de Saúde da Arrábida. Setúbal. Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto. Portugal.
  • Ana Viegas Unidade de Cuidados de Saúde Primários de Faro. Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve. Faro. Portugal.
  • Rui Buzaco Clínica CUF Alvalade. Lisbon. Portugal.
  • Sofia Duque Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon. Portugal; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital CUF Descobertas. Lisbon. Portugal.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22655

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Delivery of Health Care, Geriatrics, Quality of Health Care

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2025-06-11

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Alves M, Marques L, Bohn L, Osório F, Sarmento G, Bekerman C, Belo A, Farinha A, Viegas A, Buzaco R, Duque S. Value-Based Geriatric Care: Good News from Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 11 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];38(8):441-5. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22655

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