The compound caregiver: A case study of multiple caregiving roles

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-254

  Perkins, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregivers; Caregiving; Coping; Developmental disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953604124     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317111003773619     Document Type: Article

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