Engaging the emotional, financial, and physical ramifications of long-distance caregiving

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 463-466

  Smith, Cheryl ^a  

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Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregiving; Depression; Elder care; Geriatric care manager; Home care; Long distance; Private duty; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748654180     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822306290347     Document Type: Article

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