The role played by the family as a support system for the elderly and the challenges of caregiving

Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Mokone, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

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EID: 0007322324     PISSN: 00378054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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