A cultural and economic history of old age in America

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 914-921

  Fleming, Kevin C ^a   Evans, Jonathan M ^b   Chutka, Darryl S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AGRICULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0038309751     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.7.914     Document Type: Conference Paper

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