Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 27-31 , 2007

Staff and Home Caregiver Expectations of Residential Respite Care for Older People

  • Christine C. Neville, RN, RPN, PhD FACMHN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Queensland, Queensland
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr Christine Neville
    • ,
  • Gerard J.A. Byrne, BSc(Med), MBBS, PhD FRANZCP

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, The University of Queensland and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Queensland

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PII: S1322-7696(08)60552-1

doi: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60552-1

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