The effect of caregiver support interventions for informal caregivers of community-dwelling frail elderly: A systematic review

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 12, Issue JULY-SEPTEMBER 20, 2012, Pages

  Lopez Hartmann, Maja ^a   Wens, Johan ^a   Verhoeven, Veronique ^a   Remmen, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Demand; Frail elderly; Health services needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882977799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.845     Document Type: Article

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