Introduction: Caregiver attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about service use

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Pedlar, David J ^a   Smyth, Kathleen A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; EDITORIAL; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033023977     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489901800201     Document Type: Editorial

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