Caregiving for the elderly: Personal and professional response

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Ross Sheriff, Fariyal ^b   Swigonski, Mary ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 70349229738     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909337376     Document Type: Editorial

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