African American and white female caregivers and the sociocultural stress and coping model

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 25-37

  McCallum, T J ^a   Longmire, Crystal Flynn ^b   Knight, Bob G ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caregiving; Dementia; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAUCASIAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MODEL; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 34447299464     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v30n04_02     Document Type: Article

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