Informal care giving for disabled stroke survivors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7448, 2004, Pages 1085-1086

  Hankey, Graeme J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STROKE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HOME CARE;

CAREGIVERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABLED PERSONS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS;

EID: 2342460185     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1085     Document Type: Editorial

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