Linking the NIH strategic plan to the research agenda for social workers in health and aging

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-93

  Raveis, Victoria H ^a   Gardner, Daniel S ^b   Berkman, Barbara ^c   Harootyan, Linda ^d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gerontological Society of America ^*  (United States)

^d The Gerontological Society of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging and health; Geriatric research; Research infrastructure; Social work research agenda

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFE STYLE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73249138398     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370903361953     Document Type: Article

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