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European Journal of Social Work Volume 17, 2014 - Issue 3: Active Ageing and Demographic Change
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Look after yourself: active ageing, individual responsibility and the decline of social work with older people in the UK

Liz LloydSchool for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Denise TannerInstitute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKView further author information
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Alisoun MilneSchool of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UKView further author information
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Mo RaySchool of Public Policy and Professional Practice, University of Keele, Keele, UKView further author information
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Sally RichardsSocial Work and Public Health, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Mary Pat SullivanSchool of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UKView further author information
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Christian BeechCenter for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University, Swansea, UKView further author information
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Judith PhillipsCenter for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University, Swansea, UKView further author information
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Pages 322-335 | Published online: 20 Sep 2013

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