JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 167-173 , March 2009

Comparison Study: The Impact of On-site Comprehensive Service Access on Self-Reported Health and Functional Status of Older Adults

  • Yuchi Young, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York at Albany, School of Public Health, Albany, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yuchi Young, DrPH, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, State University of New York at Albany, One University Place, Room 171, Rensselaer, NY 12144
    • ,
  • Linda S. Spokane, BS

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York at Albany, School of Public Health, Albany, NY
    • ,
  • Benjamin A. Shaw, PhD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York at Albany, School of Public Health, Albany, NY
    • ,
  • Mark A. Macera, MS

      Affiliations

    • Longview, an Ithacare Community, Ithaca, NY
    • ,
  • John A. Krout, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ithaca College, Gerontology Institute, Ithaca, NY

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 This study was supported by a research grant from the SUNY at Albany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP-A).

PII: S1525-8610(08)00322-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.09.003

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 167-173 , March 2009

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