Free personal care in Scotland: A narrative review

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-474

  Dickinson, Helen ^a   Glasby, Jon ^a,b   Forder, Julien ^c,d   Beesley, Lucinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of the Economics of Social Policy ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Personal care; Policy; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749151268     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm018     Document Type: Review

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