Aging, Disability, and Informal Caregivers: A Cross-sectional Study in Portugal

ObjectivesAging is pushing states to rethink long-term care policies in several dimensions. This study aims to characterize the reality of dependent older people regarding their demographic and health characteristics, to describe their informal carers and understand the availability of informal care...

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Main Authors: Maria Ana Pego, Carla Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00255/full