Multiple Perspectives on the Health Service Need, Use, and Variability among Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 5-25

  Finlayson, Marcia ^a   Van Denend, Toni ^a   Shevil, Eynat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health related service needs; Multiple sclerosis; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 1242306642     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v17n03_04     Document Type: Review

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