Emerging services for community-based long-term care in urban China: A systematic analysis of Shanghai's community-based agencies

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 37-60

  Wu, Bei ^a   Carter, Mary W ^a   Turner Goins, R ^a   Cheng, Chunrong ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Community based long term care; Elder care; Elders; Policy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; SERVICE SECTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33644975528     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v17n04_03     Document Type: Article

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