Preliminary study of caregiving and post-caregiving experiences of older gay men and lesbians

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 87-94

  Hash, Kristina ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Chronic illness; Gay men; Lesbians; Long term planning; Older; Post caregiving; Professionals; Same sex partners; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002138883     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v13n04_10     Document Type: Article

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