A comparison of elderly day care and day hospital attenders in Leicestershire: Client profile, carer stress and unmet need

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 324-329

  Furness, L ^a   Simpson, R ^a   Chakrabarti, S ^a   Dennis, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAY CARE; DAY HOSPITAL; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS;

EID: 0033635937     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713649962     Document Type: Article

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