Families and elder care in the twenty-first century

Future of Children

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-140

  Bookman, Ann ^a   Kimbrel, Delia ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84855526190     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2011.0018     Document Type: Article

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