Mothers and daughters-in-law: a prospective study of informal care-giving arrangements and survival in Japan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Daughters-in-law have played an important role in informal care-giving arrangements within East Asian traditional norms. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of daughter-in-law care-giving on the survival of care recipient...

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Main Authors: Nishi Akihiro, Tamiya Nanako, Kashiwagi Masayo, Takahashi Hideto, Sato Mikiya, Kawachi Ichiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/61