Burden in carers of dementia patients: higher levels in carers of younger sufferers
โ Scribed by Aideen Freyne; Nick Kidd; Robert Coen; Brian A. Lawlor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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