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ERIC Number: EJ316381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Social Support and the Receipt of Home Care Services.
Chappell, Neena L.
Gerontologist, v25 n1 p47-54 Feb 1985
Compares differences between elderly who use formal home care services and those who do not. Data revealed users as less healthy and less active and as receiving more assistance from both formal and informal sources. Suggests that formal and informal services complement rather than substitute for one another. (NRB)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Foreign Countries, Health, Home Programs, Individual Needs, Older Adults, Social Services, Social Support Groups
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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