Informal caregiving: A reappraisal of effects on caregivers

Social Issues and Policy Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-102

  Brown, R Michael ^a   Brown, Stephanie L ^b  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892466839     PISSN: 17512395     EISSN: 17512409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sipr.12002     Document Type: Article

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