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ERIC Number: EJ287779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Issues of Institutionalization: Five Percent Fallacies and Terminal Care.
Rosenberg, Edwin; And Others
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v17 n1 p43-74 1983
Discusses the "5 percent fallacy," which refers to the number of older people living in institutions at a given time, and the likelihood of an older person dying in an institution. Three articles discuss research methodology, data interpretation, and measuring techniques. (JAC)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Death, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Measurement Techniques, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Position Papers, Predictor Variables, Research Methodology, Research Problems, State of the Art Reviews
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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