| Description |
xvi, 279 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; v. 162
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-263) and index. |
| Contents |
Rural elderly : their demographic characteristics / W. B. Clifford and S. C. Lilley -- Migration and the rural elderly / C. F. Longino, Jr. and W. H. Haas III -- The oldest-old in rural Minnesota / L. R. Fischer -- The rural aged : beneficiaries and contributors to rural community and economic development / M. A. Kaiser and H. J. Camp -- The senior center as a community focal point : a strategy for rural community development / J. W. McClain, Jr. -- Housing for America's rural elderly / J. N. Belden -- The need for transportation alternatives for the rural elderly / M. R. Kihl -- In sickness and in health : age, social support, and psychological consequences of physical health among rural and urban residents / S. T. Ortega, M. J. Metroka, and D. R. Johnson -- Health promotion and disadvantaged elderly : rural-urban differences / M. J. Penning and N. L. Chappell -- The rural aged, social value, and health care / J. C. J. A. Thorson and F. C. Powell -- Rural geriatric mental health care : a continuing service dilemma / E. Rathbone-McCuan -- Elder abuse : a rural perspective / N. Perrin -- Formal long-term care : case examples / B. Havens and B. Kyle -- The rural factor in developing state and local systems of home and community care / G. M. Nelson and M. A. P. Salmon -- Informal supports among older rural minorites / V. R. Kivett -- The family relations of rural elders / R. T. Coward, G. R. Lee, and J. W. Dwyer. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Social conditions.
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Older people -- Services for.
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United States -- Rural conditions.
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| Added Author |
Bull, C. Neil.
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| ISBN |
0803948859 (cloth) |
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0803948867 (pbk.) |
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