Growing old in the correctional system

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Talerico, Karen Amann ^a   Beckett, Joyce ^b,c   Peternelj Taylor, Cindy ^c   Johnson, Richard L ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gerontology Education Program   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PEER GROUP; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0141939341     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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