American Indian family caregivers' perceptions of burden and needed support services

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-293

  Hennessy, Catherine Hagan ^a   John, Robert ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029793773     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489601500301     Document Type: Article

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