Utility of the Life Course Perspective in Research With Mexican American Caregivers of Older Adults

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-14

  Evans, Bronwynne C ^a   Crogan, Neva ^b   Belyea, Michael ^a   Coon, David ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

elder caregiving; life course perspective; Mexican American

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59749101377     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608325847     Document Type: Article

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