Quality attributes of home help services in Sweden and Canada - A consumer view

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-90

  Samuelsson, G ^a   Brink, S ^b  

^a Gerontology Research Center   (Sweden)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Expectations; Home help services; Quality attributes; Relative importance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347443017     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1997.tb00171.x     Document Type: Article

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