Racial differences in dementia care among nursing home residents

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 711-731

  Sengupta, Manisha ^a   Decker, Sandra L ^a   Harris Kojetin, Lauren ^a   Jones, Adrienne ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia care; nursing homes; racial differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860309718     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311432311     Document Type: Article

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