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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 24, 1990 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Effects on Care-Givers of Special Day Care Programmes for Dementia Sufferers

Y. D. Wells Moorfields Community for Adult Care
,
A. F. Jorm NH&MRC Social Psychiatry Research Unit, The Australian National University
,
F. Jordan Department of Social Work, Princess Alexandra Hospital
&
R. Lefroy Human Ageing Research Unit, The University of Western Australia
Pages 82-90 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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