Gender issues in caring for demented relatives

Health Science Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-53

  Papastavrou, Evridiki ^a,e   Tsangari, Haritini ^b   Kalokerinou, Athena ^c   Papacostas, Savvas S ^d   Sourtzi, Panagiota ^c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiving; Coping; Dementia; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649518875     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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