Immigration and the direct long-term care workforce: Implications for education and policy

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-188

  Browne, Colette V ^a   Braun, Kathryn L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Geriatrics; Health services for the aged; Home care; Immigration; Long term care; Women; Workforce training needs

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149268095     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960802223274     Document Type: Article

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