The primacy of family in elder care discourse: Home care services to older ethnic women in Canada

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 19-52

  Brotman, Shari ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Aging; Caregiving; Elderly; Ethnic; Family; Homecare; Multicultural; Service delivery; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976423418     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v38n03_03     Document Type: Article

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