Elder disability as an explanation for racial differences in informal home care

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 206-215

  Li, Lydia W ^a,b   Fries, Brant E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Frail elders; Home and community based services; Informal care networks

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15944366493     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.2.206     Document Type: Article

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