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Dwyer, Jeffrey W.; Miller, Michael K. – Family Relations, 1990
Compared characteristics of impaired elderly care receivers, primary caregivers, informal networks, and formal networks likely to affect caregiver stress and burden by area of residence. Data from 1,388 noninstitutionalized functionally limited elderly people and their primary caregivers revealed significant residential differences in…
Descriptors: Family Caregivers, Frail Elderly, Rural Urban Differences, Social Networks