Paradox revisited: Still no direct connection between hours of care and caregiver burden

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 188-189

  Arai, Yumiko ^a   Ueda, Teruko ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Univ of Mktg and Distribution Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; JAPAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037323706     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.710     Document Type: Letter

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