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Innovations and care of the elderly: The front line of change for social welfare services

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Baldock, J., Evers, A. Innovations and care of the elderly: The front line of change for social welfare services. Ageing International 18, 8–21 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03004296

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