Caring while living apart

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 3-27

  Karlsson, Sofie Ghazanfareeon ^a   Johansson, Stina ^a   Gerdner, Arne ^b   Borell, Klas ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Care giving; Elder care; Intimacy; LAT relationships; Men; Sweden; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPOUSES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548490741     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v49n04_02     Document Type: Article

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