Exploring the relationships between provision of welfare benefits advice and the health of elderly people: A longitudinal observational study and discussion of methodological issues

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-463

  Campbell, John ^a   Winder, Rachel ^a   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Hobart, Jeremy ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community setting; Elderly care; Intervention; Social services; Welfare benefit advice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 34547753572     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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