Support for carers of older people: The roles of the public and voluntary sectors in Sweden

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 756-771

  Jegermalm, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Informal care; Older people; Services; Support

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0346901840     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9515.2003.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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