The carers of people with dementia

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7656, 2008, Pages 1260-1261

  Butler, Rob ^a  

^a St Clement's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION SERVICE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 45249101340     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39567.647072.80     Document Type: Editorial

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