Dementia: psychosocial interventions for family caregivers

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9634, 2008, Pages 182-183

  Logsdon, Rebecca G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 47149106102     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61048-X     Document Type: Note

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