Burden among caregivers of the frail elderly and its correlation with the introduction of a long-term care insurance system for the elderly in fourth year

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-416

  Oura, Asae ^a   Washio, Masakazu ^a,b   Izumi, Hisako ^a,b   Mori, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Careburden; Family caregiver; Frail elderly; Long term care insurance; Social service

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044463604     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.42.411     Document Type: Article

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