The effectiveness of adult day services for disabled older people

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 23-47

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Adult day services; Community based care; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAY CARE; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; STANDARD;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DAY CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0035228580     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v12n02_03     Document Type: Article

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