Adult carers quality of life questionnaire (AC-QoL): Development of an evidence-based tool

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 57-69

  Joseph, Stephen ^a   Becker, Saul ^a   Elwick, Hannah ^a   Silburn, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult carers; Assessment; Health services; Positive functioning; Psychometric; Quality of life; Social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866382282     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13619321211270380     Document Type: Article

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