Age, adjustment, and costs: A study of chronic illnesses

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1483-1490

  Watt, Susan ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline ^a   Browne, Gina ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Aged; Chronic illness; Cost; Illness behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030901994     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00268-7     Document Type: Article

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