Informal caregiving at working age: Effects of job characteristics and family configuration

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 411-429

  Henz, Ursula ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Flexibility; Informal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645713323     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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