Themes in family care-giving: Implications for social work practice with older adults

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1572-1587

  Sims Gould, Joanie ^a   Martin Matthews, Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absent care givers; Family care giving; Helping in care giving; Men as care givers; Older adults; Paid care givers

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849154959     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm073     Document Type: Article

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