Preparation for future care needs: Styles of preparation used by older Eastern German, United States, and Canadian women

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 349-381

  Sörensen, Silvia ^a   Pinquart, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Care planning; Elderly; Planning styles; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000069875     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006778627518     Document Type: Article

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