The experience of being old-old: Life after 85

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 273-277

  Easley, Carolyn ^a   Schaller, Jerilyn ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WELLBEING; WIDOW;

EID: 0242521340     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(03)00246-5     Document Type: Article

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