Training former dementia caregivers to provide peer education and social support

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 16-24

  Sharpe, Patricia A ^a   Koerber, Marilynn E ^a   Macera, Caroline A ^a   Euster, Gerald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0009937036     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759601100403     Document Type: Article

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