Private sector policies for caregiving employees: A survey of Scottish companies

Ageing and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-423

  Gilhooly, Mary L M ^a   Redpath, Calum ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Caregiving; Carers; Community care; Elder care; Employers; Employment; Policy; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037494754     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X9700651X     Document Type: Review

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