Combining employment and caregiving: An intricate juggling act

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 84-106

  Guberman, Nancy ^a   Maheu, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Caregiving; Employment

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032980458     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800009648     Document Type: Review

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