Minority ethnic elders in care homes: A review of the literature

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Mold, Freda ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joanne M ^a   Roberts, Julia D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Health and social care; Minority ethnic elders

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMED; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRITISH NURSING INDEX; CINAHL; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MINORITY GROUP; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX; SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WEB OF SCIENCE;

AGED; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 14744298743     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi009     Document Type: Review

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