Gender disparities in health and healthcare use among older adults

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1643-1650

  Cameron, Kenzie A ^a   Song, Jing ^a   Manheim, Larry M ^a   Dunlop, Dorothy D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956373846     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1701     Document Type: Article

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