Informal support in Portugal by individuals aged 50+

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 293-300

  Barbosa, Fátima ^a   Matos, Alice Delerue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carers aged 50+; Co residential carers; Extra residential helpers carers; Portugal; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911990676     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-014-0321-0     Document Type: Article

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