Elder Care Recipients' Care-Seeking Process

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-62

  Russell, Cynthia K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030078730     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599601800104     Document Type: Article

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