Older People's Family Contacts and Long-term Care Expenditure in OECD Countries: A Comparative Approach Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-84

  Haynes, Philip ^a   Hill, Michael ^a   Banks, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family contact; Long term care; OECD; Older people; Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; EXPENDITURE; OECD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; CANADA; JAPAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 73949084732     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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