Measuring the social-care service needs of impaired elderly people in Japan

Ageing and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-332

  Nakano, Ikuko ^a   Shimizu, Y ^b   Hiraoka, K ^c   Nakatani, Y ^a   Wake, J ^a   Honma, A ^a   Okamoto, T ^d   Izumo, Y ^e  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MEIJI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Akita Keijo Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family care; Impaired elderly people; Need measurement; Social care services; Welfare planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344799021     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X00003445     Document Type: Article

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