Health and community-based service use: Differences between elderly African Americans and Whites

Research on Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-222

  Mitchell, Jim ^a   Mathews, Holly F ^a   Griffin, Linner W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGRO; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031008594     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027597192003     Document Type: Review

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