Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help-seeking among recent Vietnamese immigrants

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-228

  Braun, Kathryn L ^a   Takamura, Jeanette C ^b   Mougeot, Thanh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^c Catholic Immigration Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Asian Americans; Caregiving; Dementia; Help seeking; Usa; Vietnamese immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001338456     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00122702     Document Type: Article

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