Perceived caregiver burden in India: Implications for social services

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-79

  Gupta, Rashmi ^a   Rowe, Nancy ^b   Pillai, Vijayan K ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; Cultural norms; Elderly persons; Feminist perspective; Role overload

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149173202     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109908326998     Document Type: Article

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