Care work in changing welfare states: Nordic care workers' experiences

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-129

  Trydegård, Gun Britt ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care worker; Eldercare; Manager support; New public management; Nordic welfare state; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862269100     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0219-7     Document Type: Article

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