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Autor/inn/en | Rittner, Barbara; Kirk, Alan B. |
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Titel | Health Care and Public Transportation Use by Poor and Frail Elderly People. |
Quelle | In: Social Work, 40 (1995) 3, S.365-73Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0037-8046 |
Schlagwörter | Frail Elderly; Health Behavior; Health Care Costs; Health Services; Low Income Groups; Medical Care Evaluation; Medical Services; Older Adults; Physical Mobility; Poverty; Public Facilities; Transportation |
Abstract | Presents survey data on low-income elderly people. Examined sociocultural and quality-of-life variables as they affected use of health care and transportation services. More than half of respondents did not receive medical care despite reporting multiple symptoms. Most participants relied upon public transportation to obtain health services. (RJM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |