Family Caregivers of Centenarians: Support for the Very Old

The Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 113-125

  Sanders, Gregory F ^a   Pittman, Joe F ^b   Montgomery, James E ^c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84970411370     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346488600500202     Document Type: Article

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