Seniors' use of and unmet needs for home care, 2009

Health Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3-8

  Hoover, Melanie ^a   Rotermann, Michelle ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Aged; Caregiving; Elderly; Geriatrics; Independent living; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872870426     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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