Burden and coping in informal caregivers of persons with dementia: A cross sectional study

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Roopalekha Jathanna, P N ^a   Latha, K S ^b   Bhandary, P V ^c  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c AV Baliga Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Burden; Coping strategies; Dementia; Informal caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956371225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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