Who cares for the carer? The often forgotten patient

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2002, Pages

  Brodaty, Henry ^a,b   Green, Alisa ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

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