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Articles

Consumer Direction in Long-Term Care Policy: Overcoming Barriers to Promoting Older Adults' Opportunity for Self-Direction

Pages 146-159 | Received 25 May 2011, Accepted 03 Nov 2011, Published online: 10 Feb 2012

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