Financial compensation or home help services: Examining differences among program recipients

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 254-278

  Keefe, Janice M ^a   Fancey, Pamela ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

financial compensation programs; home care policy; paid caregivers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN;

EID: 0030793610     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800014343     Document Type: Article

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