Distributions of caregiving tasks among family members: The place of gender and availability

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-509

  Lawrence, Jeanette A ^a   Goodnow, Jacqueline J ^b   Woods, Kerry ^a   Karantzas, Gery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0036922157     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.16.4.493     Document Type: Article

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