Research the relation between unpaid support and the use of formal health services: The Sydney older persons study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-8

  Edelbrock, Dorothy ^a   Waite, Louise M ^a   Broe, G Anthony ^b   Grayson, David A ^a   Creasey, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 34248608016     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2003.tb00455.x     Document Type: Article

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