The psychosocial health status of carers of persons with dementia: A comparison with the chronically ill

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-351

  LoGiudice, D ^a   Kerse, N ^a   Brown, K ^b   Gibson, S J ^a   Burrows, C ^b   Ames, D ^a   Young, D ^a   Flicker, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care givers; Dementia; Psychosocial health status

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031957324     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008850719789     Document Type: Article

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