International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 73-83 , 15 February 1999

Factors associated with burden in primary caregivers of mentally ill patients

  • N Ricard

      Affiliations

    • Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 001 343 6379; fax: 001 514 343 2306; e-mail: ricardn@scinf.umontreal.ca.
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  • J.-P Bonin

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Montréal, Canada
    • ,
  • H Ezer

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Received 4 September 1997 ,Revised 16 July 1998 ,Accepted 21 July 1998.

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International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 73-83 , 15 February 1999

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