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Ford, Amasa B.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1991
Interviews with a random sample of 1,598 persons aged 65 years and older in 1975 with followups in 1984 provide information about the distribution between community and institutional care of urban elderly in Cleveland (Ohio). Support factors that enable persons to remain in the community are identified. (SLD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Followup Studies, Institutionalized Persons, Interviews