Gender and the negotiation between older people and their carers in the prevention of falls

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-94

  Horton, Khim ^a   Arber, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls; Gender; Negotiation; Older people; Personal dyads

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE;

EID: 1242344667     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X03001569     Document Type: Article

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