Understanding nonresponse to the 2007 medicare CAHPS survey

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 843-855

  Klein, David J ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^b   Haviland, Amelia M ^b   Saliba, Debra ^b,c   Burkhart, Q ^b   Edwards, Carol ^b   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American older adults; Asian and Pacific Rim older adults; Disparities (health, racial); Oldest old; Sampling; Satisfaction; Survey design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155191675     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr046     Document Type: Review

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