Gender and relationship differences in caregiving patterns and consequences among employed caregivers

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 804-816

  Neal, Margaret B ^a   Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^b   Starrels, Marjorie E ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Elder care; Informal caregivers; Work and family; Work performance

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031471161     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.6.804     Document Type: Article

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