Ethnicity and health disparities among the elderly in Taiwan

Research on Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-354

  Tung, Ho Jui ^a   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Ethnicity; Health disparity; Socioeconomic status; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 17144427664     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027504273782     Document Type: Article

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