Gender roles and caregiving stress: An examination of subjective appraisals of specific primary stressors in Alzheimer's caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-165

  Ford, G R ^a   Goode, K T ^a   Barrett, J J ^a   Harrell, L E ^b   Haley, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0009950581     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757254     Document Type: Article

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