Caregiving network compositions and use of supportive services by Community-Dwelling dependent elders

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 147-164

  Li, Lydia W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Care giver relationships; Caregiving; Daughter caregivers; Formal support; Home and community based services; Informal networks; Informal support; Secondary helpers; Service utilization; Wife caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248609715     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v43n02_10     Document Type: Article

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