Health of unpaid carers in Wales, UK: a population data linkage study

Huang, Fangzhou; Song, Jiao; Davies, Alisha R

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Health of unpaid carers in Wales, UK: a population data linkage study

Fangzhou Huang

, Jiao Song, Alisha R Davies

Journal of Public Health, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 144 - 150

Swansea University Author: Fangzhou Huang

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Background: The population of unpaid carers in Wales increased to record. There is no systematic approach to record unpaid caring status, resulting in limited quantitative evidence on unpaid carers’ health. The aim of this study is to: (i) create an e-cohort of unpaid carers by linking routinely col...

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Health of unpaid carers in Wales, UK: a population data linkage study

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