Sons as sole caregivers for their elderly parents: How they cope?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 360-365

  Thompson, Barbara ^a   Tudiver, Fred ^b   Manson, Judith ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 0034131967     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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