Who's there and who cares: Age as an indicator of social support networks for caregivers among people living with motor neurone disease

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 542-552

  Ray, Robin A ^a   Street, Annette F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Informal carers; Social capital; Social networks; Support

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 27344447594     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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