Aging in Canada: State of the art and science

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Sheets, Debra J ^a   Gallagher, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care policy; Public policy; Sociology of aging social gerontology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; STANDARD;

AGING; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875497014     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns150     Document Type: Article

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