Families that care: A qualitative study of families engaged in the provision of elder care

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 41-56

  Brewer, Loretta ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving capacity; Caregiving networks; Caregiving teams; Elder care; Family adaptation; Family caregiving caregivers; Family ecology; Qualitative methods; Quality of care; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937387993     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v39n03_04     Document Type: Article

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