Equity matters: Doing fairness in the context of family caregiving

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 91-102

  Lashewicz, Bonnie ^a   Manning, Gerald ^b   Hall, Margaret ^c   Keating, Norah ^d  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiving; Equity; Legal; Literary; Multidisciplinary; Siblings

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER SUPPORT; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; REWARD; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 39149113493     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.suppl_1.091     Document Type: Review

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