Profiles of hospital, physician, and home health service use by older persons in rural areas

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-330

  Dansky, Kathryn H ^a   Brannon, Diane ^a   Shea, Dennis G ^a   Vasey, Joseph ^a   Dirani, Riad ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Medicare current beneficiary survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA;

EID: 0031780646     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.3.320     Document Type: Article

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