Familism beliefs and psychological distress among African American women caregivers

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 772-780

  Rozario, Philip A ^a   DeRienzis, Daniel ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caregiving contexts; Familism; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049099596     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.6.772     Document Type: Article

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