Unmet needs for supportive: Services a comparison of rural and urban older adults

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 19-39

  Li, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Rural urban differences; Supportive services; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750206358     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v32n03_02     Document Type: Article

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