Opportunity Costs Associated with Caring for Older Mexican-Americans

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 375-389

  Brown III, H Shelton ^a   Herrera, Angelica P ^b   Angel, Jacqueline L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Long term care; Mexican American; Opportunity costs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883826762     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-013-9208-3     Document Type: Article

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