Preferences of the elderly and their primary family caregivers in the arrangement of long-term care

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 533-539

  Wang, Yun Chang ^a   Chung, Min Huey ^a   Lai, Kuan Lang ^a   Chou, Chih Chieh ^b   Kao, Senyeong ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; Caregivers; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 6344230089     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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