Dynamics of carework: Boundary management and relationship issues for home support workers and elderly clients

Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home Life: Blurring the Boundaries

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-41

  Mahmood, Atiya ^a,b   Martin Matthews, Anne ^c,d  

^a Department of Design and Human Environment ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84917227443     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203837986     Document Type: Chapter

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