Health-related quality of life and depression in Rett syndrome caregivers

Adrijan Sarajlija; Milena Djurić; Darija Kisić Tepavčević

doi:10.2298/1374

Adrijan Sarajlija Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia "Dr Vukan Čupić"
Milena Djurić Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”, Belgrade, Serbia
Darija Kisić Tepavčević Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/1374

Abstract

Author Biographies

Adrijan Sarajlija, Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia "Dr Vukan Čupić"

Department of Metabolism and Clinical Genetics

Pediatrics specialist

Milena Djurić, Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”, Belgrade, Serbia

Department of Neurology

Professor

Darija Kisić Tepavčević, Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Institute of Epidemiology

Docent

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