Informal care, health and mortality

Maturitas

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-118

  Vlachantoni, A ^a   Evandrou, M ^a   Falkingham, J ^a   Robards, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Informal care; Living arrangements; Mortality; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMAL CARE PROVISION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872175485     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.10.013     Document Type: Review

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