Communicating in family aged care dyads Part 1: The influence of stereotypical role expectations

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Chapman, Helen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Carereceiving; Communication; Family; Older people; Role expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645718757     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200400008     Document Type: Review

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