Social workers’ perceptions of family distress at long-term care placement

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-48

  Davisson, Donna B ^a   Mosher Ashley, Pearl M ^a  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family distress; Long term care placement; Social workers; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937384118     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v27n01_03     Document Type: Article

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