Religiosity and the expansion of caregiver stress

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-421

  LeBlanc, A J ^a,d   Driscoll, A K ^b   Pearlin, L I ^c  

^a MDRC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d MDRC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4644224754     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860410001724992     Document Type: Article

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