The influence of parental bonding on emotional distress in caregiving sons for a parent with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 766-771

  Daire, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief symptom inventory; Burden; Caregiver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0036861860     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.6.766     Document Type: Article

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