Quality of life and its correlates in caregivers of stroke survivors from a Nigerian population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1379-1384

  Akosile, Christopher O ^a   Okoye, Emmanuel C ^a   Nwankwo, M Joseph ^a   Akosile, Claudius O ^b   Mbada, Chidozie E ^c  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b National Youth Service Corps (State Headquarters)   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Mental health; Nigeria; Physical health; Quality of Life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; SURVIVOR; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; SURVIVORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 84857093284     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9876-9     Document Type: Article

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