Respite services for caregivers: Research findings for service planning

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1989, Pages 5-32

  Lawton, M Powell ^a   Brody, Elaine M ^a   Saperstein, Avalie ^a   Grimes, Miriam ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHILADELPHIA; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPITE CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024354337     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v10n01_02     Document Type: Article

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