Who cares? A comparison of informal and formal care provision in Spain, England and the USA

Ageing and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 495-517

  Solé Auró, Aïda ^a,b   Crimmins, Eileen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; ELSA; England; formal care; HRS; informal care; long term care; SHARE; Spain; USA

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; RETIREMENT; LOGISTICS; PROBABILITY; SERVICE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896490888     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X12001134     Document Type: Article

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