Ageism in Health Care: A Systematic Review of Operational Definitions and Inductive Conceptualizations

Gerontologist

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2019, Pages E98-E108

  São José, José Manuel Sousa ^a   Amado, Carla Alexandra Filipe ^a   Ilinca, Stefania ^b   Buttigieg, Sandra Catherine ^c   Taghizadeh Larsson, Annika ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageism; Health care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGEISM; AGING; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; STEREOTYPING;

AFFECT; AGEISM; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 85042490029     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx020     Document Type: Review

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