Should disability items in the census be used for planning services for elders?

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 583-588

  Calsyn, Robert J ^a   Winter, Joel P ^a   Yonker, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

ADL; IADL; Needs assessment; Planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034799263     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.5.583     Document Type: Article

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