Older parent caregivers' engagement with the service system

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-396+442

  Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   Gething, Lindsay ^a   Kendig, Hal ^a   Cant, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PREDICTION; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4344564483     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)109<379:OPCEWT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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