Responding to social service and health care needs of aging women veterans

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 39-56

  Silverstein, Nina M ^a   Moorhead, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Health services; Knowledge; Veterans; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0035233548     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v13n02_04     Document Type: Article

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