Relationship between perceived needs and assessed needs for services in community-dwelling older persons

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-516

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Frank, Julia ^a  

^a Research Institute on Aging of the Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Community services; NORC; Screening; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LONELINESS; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; PATIENT MOBILITY; VISION;

EID: 51649086178     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.4.505     Document Type: Article

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