Hitting home: A survey of housing conditions of homes used for long-term care in Ontario

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-533

  McKeever, Patricia D ^a   Scott, Helen M ^a   Chipman, Mary L ^a   Osterlund, Katherine ^b   Eakin, Joan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOUSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; POVERTY;

EID: 34547861690     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/764R-NQY9-RXEV-3FGT     Document Type: Article

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