The Cultures of Caregiving
Subtitle: Conflict and Common Ground among Families, Health Professionals, and Policy Makers
Contributors: Christine K. Cassel (Foreword); Carol Levine (Editor); Thomas H. Murray (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: April 14, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780801878633
Subjects: Family welfare; Health systems & services; Older people; Home care; Caregiving; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Home & Community Care; Medical; Home care services; Health Care Delivery; Medical / Ethics; Caregivers; Public Policy - General; Chronically ill
First sentence: The different cultures of the formal, professional health care system and the family are brought into persistent, and yet not well understood, connection in the realm of family caregiving.