Working conditions in home care: Negotiating race and class boundaries in gendered work

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 479-499

  Neysmith, Sheila M ^a   Aronson, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; IMMIGRANT; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030759996     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3YHC-7ET5-5022-8F6L     Document Type: Review

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