The experience of burden in India:A study of dementia caregivers

Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-232

  Emmatty, Leena Mary ^a   Bhatti, Ranbir S ^b   Mukalel, Mathew T ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Montfort College   (India)

^c HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

awareness; caregiving; carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249155075     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301206062251     Document Type: Article

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