Accessibility and equity of health and social care services: Exploring the views and experiences of Bangladeshi carers in South Wales, UK

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-205

  Merrell, Joy ^a   Kinsella, Faye ^a   Murphy, Fiona ^a   Philpin, Sue ^a   Ali, Amina ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ethnic Business Support Programme Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Carers; Ethnicity; Formal support; Inequity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WALES;

EID: 33645711949     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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