Unmet and undermet need for activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living assistance among adults with disabilities: Estimates from the 1994 and 1995 disability follow-back surveys

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1305-1312

  Kennedy, Jae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity limitation; Disability evaluation; Health policy; Personal assistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035650705     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200112000-00006     Document Type: Article

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