Home is where the help is: Community-based care in Denmark

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 81-101

  Stuart, Mary ^a   Weinrich, Michael ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Kernan Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Home and community based services; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; REVIEW;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENMARK; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 0035755760     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v12n04_05     Document Type: Article

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