Women over 50: Caregiving issues

Women Over Fifty: Psychological Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 147-163

  Ackerman, Rosalie J ^a   Banks, Martha E ^b  

^a CAPELLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

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EID: 84892264315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-46341-4_9     Document Type: Chapter

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