Decision making in Long-Term care: Approaches used by older adults and implications for social work practice

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 79-102

  Nakashima, Mitsuko ^a,b   Chapin, Rosemary K ^c   Macmillan, Kelley ^c   Zimmerman, Mary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b KU Office of Aging and Long Term Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Paths to decisions; Ways to decide best living arrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746562645     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v43n04_06     Document Type: Article

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