Family experiences related to the decision to institutionalize an elderly member in Taiwan: An exploratory study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1115-1123

  Kao, Hsueh Fen ^a   Stuifbergen, Alexa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Filial obligations; Institutionalization; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0032807878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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