Recruitment of rural community-dwelling older adults: Barriers, challenges, and strategies

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-82

  Dibartolo, Mary C ^a   McCrone, S ^b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037879498     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000072295     Document Type: Article

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