Personal assistance service choice and decision-making among persons with disabilities and surrogate representatives

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-240

  Squillace, Marie R ^a,d   Mahoney, Kevin J ^b   Loughlin, Dawn M ^c   Simon Rusinowitz, Lori ^c   Desmond, Sharon M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036766705     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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