Incremental patterns in the amount of informal and formal care among non-demented and demented elderly persons results from a 3-year follow-up population-based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-64

  Wimo, A ^a,b   Sjolund B ^a   Skoldunger A ^a   Johansson, L ^a   Nordberg, G ^a,c   Von Strauss, E ^a,c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Primary Care of Nordanstig   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; economics; formal care; informal care; RUD

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORMAL CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 78650375290     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2488     Document Type: Article

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