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Racial patterns in disabled elderly persons' use of medical services
Author(s)	Shelley I White-Means
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 2, March 2000
Pages	pp S76-S89
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; White people ; Black people ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Comparison ; United States of America.
Annotation	The extent to which older people experience patterns of health service use varies by race are examined, using data from the the 1989 US National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS) database. With similar medical conditions, Blacks are found to be less likely to use services, particularly prescription medications and general practitioner (GP) services. Use of some medical services is more likely by older Blacks living in rural areas, small cities, and Western states, or who have more instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and other problems. For reasons that are unrelated to financial assets, blacks remain vulnerable in their ability to access services commonly used by older people. To remedy these racial disparities, public policy must expand its focus beyond health finance issues, and consider differences in availability, accessibility and acceptability. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000825217 A
Classmark	BN: TKA: TKE: L: QLD: 48: 7T
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