Depression among Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

International Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-259

  Washio, Masakazu ^a,b   Inoue, Hiromasa ^b   Kiyohara, Chikako ^b   Matsumoto, Koichiro ^b   Koto, Hiroshi ^b   Nakanishi, Yoichi ^b   Arai, Yumiko ^c   Mori, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

COPD; Depression; Family caregiver; Long term care; Price of services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0442278027     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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