Eldercare in the United States: inadequate, inequitable, but not a lost cause

Feminist Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 37-51

  Eaton, Susan C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care work; Eldercare; Long term care; Nursing homes; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944473667     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700500115845     Document Type: Review

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