Japanese technology policy for aged care

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-57

  Dethlefs, Noriko ^a   Martin, Brian ^b  

^a IAM   (Afghanistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33644534165     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154306781779163     Document Type: Article

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