Formal and informal community care to older adults: Comparative analysis of the United States and Great Britain

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-299

  Davey, Adam ^a   Patsios, Demi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community based long term care; Cross cultural; Family caregiving; Gerontology; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142222070     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022957426159     Document Type: Article

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