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Strain and its correlates among carers of people with dementia in low-income and middle-income countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey
Article first published online: 29 MAR 2012
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2727
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Prince, M., Brodaty, H., Uwakwe, R., Acosta, D., Ferri, C. P., Guerra, M., Huang, Y., Jacob, K., Llibre Rodriguez, J. J., Salas, A., Sosa, A. L., Williams, J. D., Jotheeswaran, A. and Liu, Z. (2012), Strain and its correlates among carers of people with dementia in low-income and middle-income countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey. Int. J. Geriat. Psychiatry, 27: 670–682. doi: 10.1002/gps.2727
Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 JUN 2012
- Article first published online: 29 MAR 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 8 MAR 2011
- Manuscript Received: 15 NOV 2010
Funded by
- Wellcome Trust Health Consequences of Population Change Programme. Grant Numbers: GR066133, GR08002
- World Health Organisation
- US Alzheimer's Association. Grant Number: IIRG-04-1286
- FONDACIT
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