When do couples expand their ADL caregiver network beyond the marital dyad?

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 27-44

  Feld, Sheila ^a   Dunkle, Ruth E ^a   Schroepfer, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

ADL limitations; Gender; Marital duration; Older couples; Spousal caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644454502     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v37n01_04     Document Type: Review

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