In sickness and in health a qualitative study of elderly men who care for wives with dementia

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 351-367

  Russell, Richard ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly men; Family care; Men caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643878     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(01)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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