Health care access of poverty-level older adults in subsidized public housing

Public Health Reports

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-263

  Malmgren, Judith A ^a,b   Martin, Mona L ^c   Nicola, Ray M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Providence Health Plans   (United States)

^c Northwest Prev Effectiveness Center   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICARE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOUSING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0029986971     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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