Long-term care service use by frail elders: is ethnicity a factor?
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Using data from the 1982-84 National Long-Term Care Channeling Demonstration, this study examines factors associated with long-term care service use by African American, Hispanic, and white frail elders living in the community. Findings indicate that in addition to predisposing, enabling, and need factors, race/ethnicity is a significant predictor of each type of service use.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Gerontologist
دوره 34 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994