Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 226-234 , August 2008

Factors Affecting Burden of Family Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Ambulatory Elders with Dementia in Korea

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 This study was supported in part by the Center on Frail and Vulnerable Elders (COFVE), School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Pilot Grant to Dr. Gwi-Ryung Son Hong.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.12.005

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 226-234 , August 2008

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