Literature Review of Social Support and Caregiver Burden, 1980 to 1995

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-388

  Vrabec, Nancy J ^a  

^a ALVERNO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiving; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031299086     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1997.tb01062.x     Document Type: Article

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