Offspring in Squeeze: Health and Sick Leave Absence among Middle-aged Informal Caregivers

Journal of Population Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-338

  Ugreninov, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Double burden; Employment; Gender; Health; Sick leave absence

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH RISK; MALE; PARENTAL CARE; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84938783517     PISSN: 18747884     EISSN: 18747876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12062-013-9091-2     Document Type: Article

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