Mainstream versus ethno-specific community aged care services: It's not an either or

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 58-63

  Radermacher, Harriet ^a   Feldman, Susan ^a   Browning, Colette ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community aged care services; Community dwelling; Ethnicity; Health services for the aged; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS;

EID: 68049117207     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00342.x     Document Type: Review

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