Chronic illness self-care and the family lives of older adults: A synthetic review across four ethnic groups

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-43

  Gallant, Mary P ^a,b   Spitze, Glenna ^a   Grove, Joshua G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Ethnic minorities; Family; Older adults; Self care; Social ties

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949304654     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-010-9112-z     Document Type: Article

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