Health-related research on older inmates: An integrative review

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 556-565

  Loeb, Susan J ^a,b   AbuDagga, Azza ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health; Integrative literature review; Older inmates; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BIBLIOMETRICS; COST OF ILLNESS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIBLIOMETRICS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERIODICALS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33845991532     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20177     Document Type: Review

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