Caregiver Isolation: An Ecological Model

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 51-72

  Tebb, Susan ^a   Jivanjee, Pauline ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving wives; Ecological model; Family caregiving; Isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937321280     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v34n02_06     Document Type: Article

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