Increased risks of needing long-term care among older adults living with same-sex partners

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Hiedemann, Bridget ^a   Brodoff, Lisa ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880174530     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301393     Document Type: Article

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