Patterns of in-home care among elderly black and white Americans

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 93-101

  Norgard, Theresa M ^a   Rodgers, Willard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030927932     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52b.special_issue.93     Document Type: Article

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