Social capital and the care networks of frail seniors

Canadian Review of Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-318

  Keating, Norah ^a   Dosman, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77953077159     PISSN: 17556171     EISSN: 1755618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618X.2009.01216.x     Document Type: Review

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