Differing perceptions in defining safe independent living for elders

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 231-237

  Mastrian, Kathleen G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 0035460169     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mno.2001.115491     Document Type: Article

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