Gender difference characteristics in the sociodemographic background of care recipients

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 461-467

  Kuzuya, Masafumi ^a   Hasegawa, Jun ^a   Enoki, Hiromi ^b   Izawa, Sachiko ^c   Hirakawa, Yoshihisa ^d   Hirose, Takahisa ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hokkai Gakuen University   (Japan)

^c AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Care recipient; Community dwelling dependent elderly; Formal service; Gender difference; Long term care insurance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78649703980     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.47.461     Document Type: Article

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