AS11-02 - Predictors of institutionalisation in dementia patients - the role of patients’ and caregivers’ gender
✍ Scribed by E. Graessel; J. Lauterberg; S. Wunder; P. Marx; H. Mehlig; R. Holle
- Book ID
- 119571834
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-9338
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