Inequality in the welfare state? Local variation in care of the elderly - The case of Sweden

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 174-184

  Trydegård, Gun Britt ^a   Thorslund, Mats ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home help; Municipal variation; Regional inequality; Welfare municipality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008790258     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00170     Document Type: Article

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