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State legislation concerning individuals with dementia — an evaluation of three theoretical models of policy formation
Author(s)	Brian Kaskie, Bob G Knight, Phoebe S Liebig
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 41, no 3, June 2001
Pages	pp 383-393
Keywords	Dementia ; Law ; Social policy ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	44 US states were sampled for the numbers of laws concerning those with dementia passed during the 1998 legislative sessions. The advocacy effort of the Alzheimer's Association, the number of legislative champions, the supply of special care beds for those with dementia, and recent policy activity were found to be related significantly with increased legislative activity concerning those with dementia. Policy responses concerning those with dementia have increasingly been created within state governments. The authors identified variables associated with the passage of relevant state laws. The research has also contributed to the advancement of comparative state policy research by contrasting theoretical models of policy formation. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010718220 A
Classmark	EA: VR: TM2: 4C: 7T
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