Social support, home health service use, and outcomes among four racial-ethnic groups

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 503-513

  Peng, Timothy R ^a   Navaie Waliser, Maryam ^a   Feldman, Penny H ^a  

^a VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Ethnicity; Home health care utilization; Home and community based services; Race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RACE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0042924170     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.4.503     Document Type: Article

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