Social policy for family caregivers of elderly: A Canadian, Japanese, and Australian comparison

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 143-158

  Harvey, Carol D H ^a   Yoshino, Satomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Elderly; Family caregivers; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747205525     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v39n01_08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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