Do older adults expect to age successfully? The association between expectations regarding aging and beliefs regarding healthcare seeking among older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1837-1843

  Sarkisian, Catherine A ^a,b   Hays, Ron D ^a   Mangione, Carol M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Attitude toward health; Expectations; Healthcare seeking; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036843984     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50513.x     Document Type: Article

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