Older women and the health care system: A time for change

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 13-27

  Jane McCandless, N ^a   Conner, Francis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging women; Elderly women; Feminist health care; Health care; Medical care; Older women; Women s health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FEMINISM; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032608455     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v11n02_03     Document Type: Article

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