Mexican American elders' use of skilled home care nursing services

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 366-376

  Crist, Janice D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Elders; Familism; Mexican American; Skilled home care nursing; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ARIZONA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036720064     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2002.19506.x     Document Type: Article

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