"That's what friends do": Informal caregiving for chronically ill midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1073-1092

  Muraco, Anna ^a   Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

and bisexual; caregiving; chronic illness; friendship; gay; informal caregiving; lesbian; midlife; older adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255161234     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407511402419     Document Type: Article

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