The state of the science of family caregiver-care receiver mutuality: A systematic review

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-152

  Park, Esther O ^a   Schumacher, Karen L ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiver care receiver relationship; Chronic illness; Family caregivers; Informal caregivers; Mutuality

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGING; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 84900468879     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nin.12032     Document Type: Review

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