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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > health care > community care > informal care
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > health care > community care > informal care
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > health care > community care > informal care
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health (discipline) > health care > community care > informal care

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informal care  

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  • Unpaid care provided usually in the home and usually by woman to the sick and elderly. The deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and the development of the hospital at home have contributed markedly to the demands placed on the informal sector and consequently women, to provide care at no cost to the state. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Informal Care]

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