Young adult caregivers: A first look at an unstudied population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2071-2075

  Levine, Carol ^a   Hunt, Gail Gibson ^b   Halper, Deborah ^a   Hart, Andrea Y ^a   Lautz, Jessica ^c   Gould, David A ^a  

^a United Hospital Fund New York   (United States)

^b National Alliance for Caregiving   (United States)

^c United Hospital Fund ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27644578622     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.067702     Document Type: Article

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