Caregivers of frail elders: Updating a national profile

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-356

  Wolff, Jennifer L ^a,b   Kasper, Judith D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Family caregiving; Informal caregiving; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; BUDGET; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744492311     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.3.344     Document Type: Review

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