The humble telephone: A medium for running carer support groups

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-85

  Shanley mr , Chris ^a   Roddy, Mary ^b   Cruysmans, Bénédicte ^c   Eisenberg, Masha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Alzheimer's Australia NSW   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer support; Dementia; Group work; Teleconferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606853     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2004.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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