Barriers to residential planning: Perspectives from selected older parents caring for adult offspring with lifelong disabilities

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 303-311

  Joffres, Christine ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult children; Lifelong disabilities; Older parents; Residential planning

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 0036621923     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800001550     Document Type: Article

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