Frequency of some psychosomatic symptoms in informal caregivers of Alzheimer's disease individuals. Prague's experience

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 565-567

  Zvěřová, Martina ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Family caregiver; Self perceived health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 84869207248     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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