Examining attitudes toward the Homecare Suite: A new housing alternative for elders

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-476

  Altus, Deborah E ^a   Mathews, R Mark ^a   Kosloski, Karl D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0030830887     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489701600405     Document Type: Article

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