Caregivers of the elderly: Hidden patients and health team members

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Hills, Gail Ann ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Elderly; Health professionals

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0031830367     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199809000-00003     Document Type: Review

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