## Abstract ## Background This study aimed to evaluate outcomes for carers receiving the Admiral Nurse Service, a specialist mental health nursing service for carers of people with dementia. In contrast to many community mental health teams, it works primarily with the caregiver, focuses exclusive
Support in the community for people with dementia and their carers
โ Scribed by Robert C Baldwin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 22 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.941
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