Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages e138-e143 , September 2011

Reactions to caregiving in frailty research

  • Christina Aggar

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, 88 Mallett St., Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 414 754 705; fax: +61 2 9792 4346.
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  • Susan Ronaldson

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, 88 Mallett St., Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
    • ,
  • Ian Cameron

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PO Box 6, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia

Received 22 March 2010 ,Revised 19 July 2010 ,Accepted 21 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.07.010

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages e138-e143 , September 2011

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