Aging in poverty: Making the case for comprehensive care management

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-658

  Judd, Rebecca G ^a   Moore, Brenda A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Care management; Financial vulnerability; Health policy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AGING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053500823     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.583332     Document Type: Article

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