An Uneven Burden: Social Disparities in Adult Caregiving Responsibilities, Working Conditions, and Caregiver Outcomes

Research on Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-274

  Lahaie, Claudia ^a   Earle, Alison ^b   Heymann, Jody ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

caregiving; disparity; elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875671850     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027512446028     Document Type: Article

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