Caring for caregivers : Perceptions of social support

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Rose, Linda E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031068427     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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