The Effects of Caregiving on Women's Self-Assessed Health Status: An International Comparison

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 878-895

  Arnsberger, Pam ^a   Lynch, Una ^b   Li, Fenfang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84866170348     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.645966     Document Type: Article

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