Collegian
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 159-164 , October 2008

Effect of a residential respite admission for older people on regional Queensland family carers

  • Christine C. Neville, RN RPN PhD FACMHN

      Affiliations

    • The University of Queensland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qld 4072, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3381 1182; fax: +61 7 3381 1166.
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  • Gerard J.A. Byrne, BSc(Med) MBBS PhD FRANZCP

      Affiliations

    • The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Qld 4072, Australia

Received 18 June 2007 ,Accepted 15 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2008.06.003

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