The impact of care recipient falls on caregivers

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-157

  Dow, Briony ^a,b   Meyer, Claudia ^a   Moore, Kirsten J ^a   Hill, Keith D ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84876041263     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH12168     Document Type: Article

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