Negotiating vulnerabilities: How older adults with multiple chronic conditions interact with physicians

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-37

  Clarke, Laura Hurd ^a   Bennett, Erica V ^a   Korotchenko, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageism; Aging; Medical care; Multiple chronic conditions; Older adults; Physicians

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGEISM; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGEISM; AGING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84897853640     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980813000597     Document Type: Article

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