Cultural priorities and elder care: The impact on women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-342

  Covan, Eleanor Krassen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGED; AGING; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 0031181009     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339709516288     Document Type: Article

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