Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 227-231 , November 2008

Family caregiving in dementia in Japan

Received 12 June 2006 ,Revised 26 January 2007 ,Accepted 27 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.01.009

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 227-231 , November 2008

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