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PAS Center Publications > Formal and Informal PAS

This is a list of reports and publications produced by the Center for PAS. The citations have links to abstracts, press releases, and either a link to the entire publication or information about how to obtain it.

Kitchener, M. and Harrington, C. 2004. The U.S. Long Term Care Field: A Dialectic Analysis of Institution Dynamics. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45 (Supplement 1): 87-101.
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Kitchener, M., Ng, T., and Harrington, C. 2007. Medicaid State Plan Personal Care Services: Trends in Programs and Policies. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 19 (3): 9-26.
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LaPlante, M., Kaye, H.S., Kang, T., and Harrington, C. (2004). Unmet need for personal assistance services: Estimating the shortfall in hours of help and adverse consequences. J. Gerontol. B. Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2004 59: S98-S108.
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LaPlante, M.P., Harrington, C., & Kang, T. (2002). Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research, 37(2): 397-415.
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Li, L.W. and Fries, B.E. 2005. Elder Disability as an Explanation of Racial Differences in Informal Home Care. Gerontologist, 45(2): 206-215.
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Miller, N.A., Rubin, A., Elder, K.T., Kitchener, M., and Harrington, C. 2006. Strengthening Home and Community Based Care Through Medicaid Waivers. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 18 (1): 1-16.
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Newcomer, R., Kang, T., LaPlante, M., and Kaye, S. (2005). Living quarters and unmet need for personal care assistance among adults with disabilities. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 60B(4): S205-S213.
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Ripple, J.M. & Stoddard, S. (2005). California Statewide Independent Living Needs Assessment 2003-2004. California State Independent Living Council, Sacramento, CA.
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