Services for seniors in small-town Canada: The paradox of community

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-101

  Skinner, Mark W ^a   Rosenberg, Mark W ^b   Lovell, Sarah A ^b   Dunn, James R ^c   Everitt, John C ^d   Hanlon, Neil ^e   Rathwell, Thomas A ^f  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Gerontology; Rural and remote health; Social support; Theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 42949146930     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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