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| The influence of community context on the decision to enter a nursing home | | Author(s) | Kathleen M Freudenberger Jett, Raymond T Coward, Nancy E Schoenberg, R Paul Duncan |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies vol 10, no 3, Fall 1996 |
| Pages | pp 237-254 |
| Keywords | Admission [nursing homes] ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Reports on a study which examines the reasons for deciding to enter a nursing home among rural and urban and older people. Five reasons are identified: experiencing sudden events; changing family circumstances; needing skilled care; pressure from others to do so; and living in fear. |
| Accession Number | CPA-961030006 A |
| Classmark | LHB:QKH: RK: RL: 7T |
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