Presenting and Anticipatory Needs for Accessibility to Providers and Services: The Experiences of Six Frail Older Widows Living in Medically Underserved Areas

Research in the Sociology of Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 105-132

  J Porter, Eileen ^a  

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EID: 33645849840     PISSN: 02754959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-4959(05)23006-5     Document Type: Review

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