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European Journal of Social Work Volume 15, 2012 - Issue 1: Older People and Migration: Challenges for Social Work
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The impact of migrant work in the elder care sector: recent trends and empirical evidence in Italy

L'impatto delle assistenti familiari straniere nel settore della cura agli anziani: tendenze recenti ed evidenze empiriche in Italia

Mirko Di Rosa
,
Maria G. Melchiorre
,
Maria Lucchetti
&
Giovanni LamuraCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 9-27 | Published online: 06 May 2011

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