Dual responsibilities among black, hispanic, asian, and white employed caregivers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 25-44

  Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^a   Farwell, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Ethnicity; Family; Race employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248602005     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v43n04_03     Document Type: Article

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