Caregiver health behavior: Review, analysis, and recommendations for research

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Connell, Cathleen M ^a   Gallant, Mary P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Exercise; Nutrition; Self efficacy; Self care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001121551     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v24n02_01     Document Type: Article

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