Family carers' experiences using support services in Europe: Empirical evidence from the EUROFAMCARE study

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 752-771

  Lamura, Giovanni ^a,b   Mnich, Eva ^a,c   Nolan, Mike ^a,b   Wojszel, Beata ^a,d   Krevers, Barbro ^a,e   Mestheneos, Liz ^a,f   Döhner, Hanneli ^a,g  

^a EUROFAMCARE Group   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c INRCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Sextant Group   (Greece)

Author keywords

European comparison; Family carers; Service use and access; Support services

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049107837     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.6.752     Document Type: Article

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