Institutional respite care: Breaking chores or breaking social bonds?

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 610-617

  Braithwaite, Valerie ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Caregiving; Respite care; Social bonds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 0031794856     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.5.610     Document Type: Article

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