High-risk profiles for nursing home admission

Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 634-640

  Jette, Alan M ^a   Branch, Laurence C ^b   Sleeper, Lynn A ^a   Feldman, Henry ^a   Sullivan, Lisa M ^c  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dwelling elderly; Informal support; Long term care; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026939328     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/32.5.634     Document Type: Article

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