Silenced complaints, suppressed expectations: The cumulative effects of home care rationing

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 535-556

  Aronson, Jane ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATIONALIZATION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ADULT; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO;

EID: 34547907807     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CGPJ-PRWN-B1H6-YVJB     Document Type: Article

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