Elder caregiving on the U.S./Mexican border: The impact of the changing hispanic family on the informal caregiving system

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-143

  Passmore, Susan Racine ^a,b   Cummins, Julie Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; WELLBEING;

EID: 9344223968     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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