"ISN'T he wonderful?" exploring the contribution and conceptualization of older husbands as carers

Ageing International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-407

  Milne, Alisoun ^a   Hatzidimitriadou, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85044902464     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-003-1011-y     Document Type: Article

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