Does Maintaining High Accessibility to Medical Care Services Increase Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Older Adults?
Objective. The health benefits of medical care services for older adults have been well known. This study aims to identify trajectories of medical care accessibility and their impacts on Chinese older adults' psychological well-being to enrich findings on health outcomes of medical care accessibilit...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Care in the Community pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1/24/2024
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