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Licensing and Training Requirements for Direct Care Workers in Japan

What Can the United States and Japan Learn from Each Other?

Dr. Yoshiko Yamada MSW, PhD The Japan Foundation for Aging and Health; Gerontology Program, Obirin University Graduate School, 3758 Tokiwa-cho, Machidashi, Tokyo, 194-0294, Japan
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Minobu Sekiya MA The Department of Early Childhood Education, Nagoya Keizai University Junior College, 61-1 Uchikubo, Inuyama-shi, Aichi, 484-8503, Japan
Pages 113-129 | Received 01 Jul 2002, Accepted 01 Nov 2002, Published online: 23 Sep 2008

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