## Objectives: To examine, using the published literature and local service experience, the contributions that carers can make to the development and evaluation of specialist mental health services for the elderly. ## Methods: Medline search for relevant papers about carers and the elderly, espec
Scoping the field: services for carers of people with mental health problems
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-0410
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