Carer quality of life and experiences of health services: A cross-sectional survey across three neurological conditions

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Peters, Michele ^a   Jenkinson, Crispin ^a   Doll, Helen ^b   Playford, E Diane ^c   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer; Experiences; Health care; Neurology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CARE; WELLBEING;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84879203477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-103     Document Type: Article

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