Why does institutionalised care not appeal to Indian families? Legislative and social answers from urban India

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 697-717

  Brijnath, Bianca ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dementia; home care; India; institutional care; legislation

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ELDERLY CARE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; URBANIZATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

INDIA;

EID: 84859603341     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000584     Document Type: Article

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