Working people who also care for the elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Rands, Gianetta ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Elderly; Employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0031034285     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199701)12:1<39::AID-GPS448>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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