Objective. To investigate predictors of carer burden in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Design. Two cohorts were formed, one comprising AD patients, the other comprising their primary carers. The relationship of patient and carer variables to carer burden was investigated. Setting. An urban hospital memo
Determinants of carer stress in Alzheimer's disease
โ Scribed by C. Donaldson; N. Tarrier; A. Burns
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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