The Highs and Lows of Caregiving for Chronically Ill Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Elders

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 251-272

  Muraco, Anna ^a   Fredriksen Goldsen, Karen I ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; chronic illness; GLBT issues; GLBT populations; qualitative

Indexed keywords

AGED; BISEXUALITY; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; BISEXUALITY; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84900473538     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.860652     Document Type: Article

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