Formation of trusts and spend down to medicaid

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Taylor Jr , Donald H ^a   Sloan, Frank A ^a   Norton, Edward C ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344132004     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.4.S194     Document Type: Article

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