Evaluation and characterization of informal caregivers in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units of two Portuguese centers

Introduction: The aging of societies is an incontestable fact and Portugal is no exception. Although among the youngest countries of the European Union (in 1996, the aging index was 86 elderly for every 100 young people, while the European Union in the same proportion was 91 to 100), it is estimated...

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Main Authors: Carolina Miguel Graça Henriques, Ricardo Jorge Vieira Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2012-07-01
Series:Medwave
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2012.06.5439