Race, aging, and care: Can differences in family and household structure account for race variations in informal care?

Research on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-142

  Kristen Peek, M ^a   Coward, Raymond T ^b   Peek, Chuck W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0343920031     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027500222002     Document Type: Article

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