In-home and community-based service utilization by three groups of elderly Hispanics: A national perspective

Social Work Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 197-206

  Burnette, Denise ^a   Mui, Ada C ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuban Americans; Elderly people; Mexican Americans; Puerto Ricans; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CUBA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CUBA; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEXICO; PUERTO RICO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029447516     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: 15456838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/19.4.197     Document Type: Article

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