Hwabyung as caregiving stress among korean-american caregivers of a relative with dementia

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 3-19

  Yong, Fran ^a   McCallion, Philip ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving stress; Coping skills; Dementia; Dementia caregiving; Family; Hwabyung; Korean American caregivers; Narrative analysis; Physical symptoms; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749257695     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v42n02_02     Document Type: Article

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