Burden felt by family caring for the elderly members needing care in southern Japan

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-164

  Arai, Y ^a,c   Washio, M ^a,b  

^a Research Unit for Nursing   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033055839     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869956325     Document Type: Article

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