Depressive states and health problems in caregivers of the disabled elderly at home

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 165-170

  Yokoyama, Yoshie ^a   Shimizu, Tadahiko ^a   Hayakawa, Kazuo ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Depression; Disabled elderly persons; Home care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030977705     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931211     Document Type: Article

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