Burden and quality of life in carers of patients with Alzheimer type dementia;Carga y calidad de vida en cuidadores de pacientes con dementia tipo Alzheimer

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 522-527

  Garre Olmo, J ^a   Hernandez Ferrandiz, M ^a   Lozano Gallego, M ^a   Vilalta Franch, J ^a   Turon Estrada, A ^a   Cruz Reina, M M ^a   Camps Rovira, G ^a   Lopez Pousa, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA CATERINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden; Cambridge Mental Disorders of The Elderly Examination; Carers; Neuropsychiatric Inventory; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033757726     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3106.2000421     Document Type: Article

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