Caregiving across the lifespan: National prevalence and predictors

Family Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-36

  Marks, Nadine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Care recipients; Caregiving; Gender; Lifespan; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029665912     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/584767     Document Type: Article

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