The factors influencing access to health and social care in the farming communities of County Down, Northern Ireland

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-391

  Heenan, Deirdre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Farmers; Health and social care; Knowledge; Rural ways of life

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745278036     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X06004697     Document Type: Article

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