Alzheimer's disease: The unpaid burden of caring

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 179-199

  Max, Wendy ^a   Webber, Pam ^a   Fox, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0028986280     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439500700202     Document Type: Article

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