Sense of need for financial support and respite services among informal caregivers of older Americans

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-287

  Casado, Banghwa Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Financial support; Help seeking behavior; Informal caregivers; Respite services; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849120496     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350802427514     Document Type: Article

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