Care management and care provision for older relatives amongst employed informal care-givers

Ageing and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 755-778

  Rosenthal, Carolyn J ^a   Martin Matthews, Anne ^b   Keefe, Janice M ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care management; Care giving; Employed care givers; Informal care

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; INFORMAL SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548451237     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07005995     Document Type: Article

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