Mexican American siblings caring for aging parents: Processes of caregiver selection/designation

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Radina, M Elise ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving of the elderly; Decision making; Latino families; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL AGE; SIBLING RELATION;

EID: 33947181997     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.38.1.143     Document Type: Article

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