Predictors of the decision to yield care of a person with dementia

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 86-91

  Bond, Malcolm J ^a   Clark, Michael S ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0142201493     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2002.tb00423.x     Document Type: Article

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