Objectives. To investigate the predictors of caregiver's depressive symptoms in a sample of community-dwelling Alzheimer's patients. Design. A cross-sectional study was conducted in an Alzheimer's unit speciยฎcally devoted to the care of demented patients in Brescia Province (Italy). One hundred and
Depressive symptoms of Alzheimer caregivers
โ Scribed by John P. Stephens
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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