Cultural differences in caregiving motivations for demented parents: Korean caregivers versus American caregivers

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-127

  Lee, Yoon Ro ^b   Sung, Kyu Taik ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030993738     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/BLY5-07M1-6VVY-XJMX     Document Type: Article

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