The legislative and political contexts surrounding dementia care in India

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 913-934

  Brijnath, Bianca R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Care; Dementia; India; Mental health; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; LEGISLATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 51849098537     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08007368     Document Type: Article

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