Mapping support policies for informal carers across the European Union

Health Policy

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-94

  Courtin, Emilie ^a   Jemiai, Nadia ^a   Mossialos, Elias ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Informal care; Informal caregivers; Insurance benefits; Long term care; Social support

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; BULGARIA; CAREGIVER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CYPRUS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCOME; INFORMAL CARER; INFORMATION SERVICE; IRELAND; ITALY; LITHUANIA; LUXEMBOURG; MALTA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PENSION; PORTUGAL; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL WORK; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; EDUCATION; HOME CARE; LONG TERM CARE; PUBLIC POLICY;

CAREGIVERS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PUBLIC POLICY; RESPITE CARE;

EID: 84927578061     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.013     Document Type: Review

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