Sources of Instrumental Support for Dependent Elderly People in Three Parts of France

Ageing and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 329-354

  Curtis, S ^a   Bucquet, D ^b   Colvezt, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicinale   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARE STRUCTURE; DEPENDENT POPULATION; ELDERLY PEOPLE; FAMILY MEMBERS; INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL PLANNING; SURVEY DATA;

FRANCE;

EID: 0027089010     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X00005055     Document Type: Article

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