Social change and caregiving of the elderly

The Demographic Challenge: A Handbook about Japan

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 201-215

  Long, Susan Orpett ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859247863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004154773.i-1199.82     Document Type: Chapter

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