Older immigrants’ use of public home care and residential care

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-53

  Hansen, Eigil Boll ^a  

^a KORA   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Length of residence; Native born older people; Older immigrants; Residential care; Use of home care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883201222     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0289-1     Document Type: Article

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