The transitions of caregiving: Subjective and objective definitions

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 614-626

  Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Li, Lydia Wailing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden; Informal support; Relationship closeness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0029861588     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.5.614     Document Type: Article

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