Determinants of long-term care services among the elderly: A population-based study in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Wu, Chen Yi ^a,b   Hu, Hsiao Yun ^a,b   Huang, Nicole ^a,b   Fang, Yi Ting ^a,c   Chou, Yiing Jeng ^a   Li, Chung Pin ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Universal Eye Center   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; TAIWAN;

EID: 84896746820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089213     Document Type: Article

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