Long distance parental caregivers' experiences with siblings: A qualitative study

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-334

  Roff, L L ^a,b   Martin, S S ^a,b   Jennings, L K ^a,b   Parker, M W ^a,b   Harmon, D K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Caregiving; Distance; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349086472     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325007080404     Document Type: Article

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