Life after caring: The post-caring experiences of former carers

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1026-1042

  Larkin, Mary ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Former carers; Post caring experiences; Post caring trajectory; Serial caring

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949105343     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn030     Document Type: Article

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