The burden of care for informal caregivers of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 773-794

  Riemsma, Robert P ^a   Taal, Erik ^a   Rasker, Johannes J ^a,b   Klein, Ginette ^a   Bruyn, George A W ^d   Wouters, Jacques M G W ^c   Wiegman, Oene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Burden; Informal care; Rheamatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033268404     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407347     Document Type: Article

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