Empowerment and community care – projecting the ‘voice’ of older people

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 427-439

  Fenge, Lee Ann ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Community care; Empowerment; Older people; Postmodernism; User voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937344345     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060110079332     Document Type: Article

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