Informal caregiving patterns in Korea and European countries: A cross-national comparison

Asian Nursing Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  Jang, Soong Nang ^a   Avendano, Mauricio ^b,c   Kawachi, Ichiro ^d  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural comparison; Europe; family caregivers; Korea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 84859536007     PISSN: 19761317     EISSN: 20937482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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