The Aging of Israel's Arab population: Needs, existing responses, and dilemmans in the development of services for a society in transition

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 383-386

  Azaiza, Faisal ^a   Brodsky, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab elderly; Disabled elderly; Family care; Formal and informal support systems; Long term care services

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FUNCTIONAL ABILITY;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AGING; ARAB; BATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EATING; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; ISRAEL; JEW; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING; PATIENT MOBILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

AGED; AGING; ARABS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037983876     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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