Psychosocial Factors Among Chinese American Women Dementia Caregivers and their Association with Salivary Cortisol: Results of an Exploratory Study

Ageing International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-127

  Holland, Jason M ^a   Thompson, Larry W ^a   Tzuang, Marian ^a   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver stress; Chinese Americans; Cortisol; Cultural values; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956597344     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-010-9057-0     Document Type: Article

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