Consumer-directed personal assistance and 'care': Perspectives of workers and ventilator users

Disability and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-330

  Gibson, Barbara E ^a   Brooks, Dina ^a   DeMatteo, Dale ^a   King, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care; Consumer directed personal assistance; Disability; Personal support Workers; Ventilator users

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949133051     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590902789487     Document Type: Article

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