Singapore: Characteristics of family caregivers and care recipients and their caregiving experiences

Hallym International Journal of Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-62

  Guat, Tin Ng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caregiver identification; Caregiver profile; Caregiver support services; Family caregiving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HUMAN; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 57749203856     PISSN: 15356523     EISSN: 15414485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HA.10.1.c     Document Type: Article

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