Changes in the couple relationship in dementia care: Spouse carers' experiences

Dementia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-258

  O'Shaughnessy, Margaret ^a   Lee, Kristina ^b   Lintern, Tracey ^c  

^a KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Spouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953629530     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301209354021     Document Type: Article

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