The burden of aging: A theoretical framework for understanding the shifting balance of caregiving and care receiving as cohorts age

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 761-767

  Uhlenberg, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging theory; Dependency; Productivity; Social change

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; MENTAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0030474699     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.6.761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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