Receipt of assistance and extended family residence among elderly men in Mexico

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-27

  De Vos, Susan ^a   Solís, Patricio ^b   Montes De Oca, Veronica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FLACSO Sede México ^*  (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2542487395     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DV0C-8NA9-8XK1-R9QX     Document Type: Conference Paper

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