Predictors of Nursing Home Admission for Older Black Americans

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 33-50

  Kersting, Robert C ^a  

^a WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black elderly; Nursing homes; Risks of nursing home placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937335370     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v35n03_04     Document Type: Article

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