Unmet long-term care needs of elderly people in the community; a review of the literature

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 93-119

  Williams, Judith ^a   Lyons, Barbara ^b   Rowland, Diane ^b  

^a Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation ^*  (United States)

^b HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030628792     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v16n01_07     Document Type: Article

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