Rural Health and Aging Research
Subtitle: Theory, Methods and Practical Applications (Society and Aging Series)
Contributors: Wilbert M. Gesler (Editor); Donna J. Rabiner (Editor); Gordon H. Defriese (Editor)
Publisher: Baywood Pub Co
Published: January 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780895031839
Subjects: Adolescents; Geriatric medicine; Health systems & services; Medical care; Health Services For Older Adults; Medical; Health/Fitness; United States; Rural elderly; Gerontology; Rural health services
First sentence: It has been recognized for some time that older adults living in rural areas face problems that make health care delivery to them particularly difficult: relatively high levels of illness, geographic isolation, and low levels of health resources available, among many others.