Minority use of community long-term care services: A comparative analysis

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Miller, Baila ^a   Campbell, Richard T ^b   Davis, Lucille ^c   Furner, Sylvia ^b   Giachello, Aida ^b   Prohaska, Thomas ^b   Kaufman, Julie E ^b   Li, Min ^b   Perez, Carmen ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029997627     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51B.2.S70     Document Type: Article

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