Quality of life for primary caregivers of muscular dystrophy patients in South Korea

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 452-457

  Im, Sang Hee ^a   Lee, Sang Chul ^b   Moon, Jae Ho ^c   Park, Eun Sook ^c   Park, Yoon Ghil ^c  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Muscular dystrophy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149165428     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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