Respite care and short breaks: What works and at what cost?

Journal of Dementia Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Arksey, Hilary ^a   Weatherly, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 4544292317     PISSN: 13518372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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