Individual and Geographic Predictors of Formal and Informal Care Patterns and Nursing Home Placement Risk among Rural Appalachian Elders

A variety of individual and geographic factors influence the mix of formal and informal services utilized by older adults and their families along the continuum of care. This study focuses on a specific rural population in the United States - Central and South Central Appalachia, which experiences t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bivens, Laura R.
Other Authors: Human Development
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73752