Keeping the family balance - adult daughters' experiences of roles and strategies when supporting caring fathers;Att bevara balansen i familjen - vuxna döttrars roller och strategier för att stödja en vårdande far

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-245

  Sandberg, Jonas ^a   Eriksson, Henrik ^b   Holmgren, Jessica ^c   Pringle, Keith ^d,e  

^a Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

^d LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family care; Gender; Role; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249097848     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691450802567499     Document Type: Article

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