Formal home care utilization patterns by Rural-Urban community residence

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 258-268

  McAuley, William J ^a   Spector, William ^b   Van Nostrand, Joan ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health; Long term care; Metropolitan; Nonmetropolitan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149117511     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn003     Document Type: Article

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