Racial differences in formal long-term care: Does the timing of parenthood play a role?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Cagney, Kathleen A ^a   Agree, Emily M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICARE; PARENTHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 18244373692     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.3.S137     Document Type: Article

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