Do Ethnic-Specific Long Term Care Facilities Improve Resident Quality of Life? Findings from the Japanese American Community

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-106

  Hikoyeda, Nancy ^a   Wallace, Steven P ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic residential long term care; Japanese American elders; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937337043     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v36n01_06     Document Type: Article

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