Depression and burden in spouses of individuals with sensory impairment

Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Westaway, Lisa ^a   Wittich, Walter ^a   Overbury, Olga ^b  

^a MAB Mackay Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Depression; Sensory impairment; Spouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875912360     PISSN: 2157037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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