Toward maintaining and improving the quality of long-term care: The current state and issues regarding home helpers in Japan under the long-term care insurance system

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-279

  Satoko, Hotta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; SERVICE PROVISION; SKILLED LABOR; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 37549041737     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jym056     Document Type: Review

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