Family caregiving responsibilities among lesbians and gay men

Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-155

  Fredriksen, Karen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dependents; Family care; Gay men; Lesbians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033084881     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/44.2.142     Document Type: Article

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