Race, control, mastery, and caregiver distress

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 50 B, Issue 6, 1995, Pages S374-S382

  Miller, Baila ^a   Campbell, Richard T ^b   Farran, Carol J ^c   Kaufman, Julie E ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0028801151     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/50B.6.S374     Document Type: Article

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