Supporting working carers: Do policies in England and The Netherlands reflect 'doulia rights'?

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 649-657

  Arksey, Hilary ^a   Morée, Marjolein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Vilans   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doulia rights; England; Policy; Support; The Netherlands; Working carers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CIVIL RIGHTS; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CIVIL RIGHTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; ENGLAND; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POVERTY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249143119     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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