Differences in amount of informal care received by non-Hispanic whites and Latinos in a nationally representative sample of older Americans

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 146-151

  Weiss, Carlos O ^a,e   González, Hector M ^b   Kabeto, Mohammed U ^c   Langa, Kenneth M ^b,c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Center on Aging and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled persons; Latino; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 14544289656     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53027.x     Document Type: Article

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