Social inequality under a new social contract: Long-term care in Japan

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-410

  Izuhara, Misa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Japan; Long term care; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; SOCIAL POLICY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0042768523     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00347     Document Type: Article

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