A prospective study of caregiver burden in an outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment program

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 47-60

  Aminzadeh, Faranak ^a,b,d   Byszewski, Anna ^b,c   Dalziel, William Burd ^a,b  

^a Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Ottawa   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d West Geriatric Outreach   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Comprehensive geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

EID: 33746659085     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v29n04_04     Document Type: Article

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