Is caring for older parents detrimental to women’s mental health? The role of the European North–South gradient

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 745-778

  Brenna, Elenka ^a   Di Novi, Cinzia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Depression; LTC systems; Mature women; Parent care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929119714     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-015-9296-7     Document Type: Article

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