Racial differences in the division of labor between primary and secondary caregivers

Research on Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-217

  Stommel, Manfred ^a   Given, Charles W ^b   Given, Barbara A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031934231     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027598202003     Document Type: Article

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