Informal caregivers of elderly people: An european review

Ageing and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 369-380

  Dooghe, Gilbert ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

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EID: 84971947663     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X00005079     Document Type: Review

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