Older lesbian and gay caregivers: Caring for families of choice and caring for families of origin

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 275-298

  Cohen, Harriet L ^a   Murray, Yvette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Texas Long Term Care Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Gay; Homophobia; Lesbian; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249297041     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v14n01_14     Document Type: Article

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