The Social Stratification of Older Adults' Preparations for End-of-Life Health Care

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-312

  Carr, Deborah ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advance care planning; aging; death a.d.ying; socioeconomic status; survey data

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WILLS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84865788756     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146512455427     Document Type: Article

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