Efforts to create meaning in the relationship between aging mothers and their caregiving daughters: A qualitative study of caregiving

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-176

  Sheehan, Nancy W ^a   Donorfio, Laura M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0033148057     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(99)80049-8     Document Type: Article

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