Men as caregivers: Reciprocal relationships or obligation?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 959-968

  Neufeld, Anne ^a   Harrison, Margaret J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care giving; Cognitive impairment; Elders; Men; Qualitative research; Reciprocity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032200875     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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