Respite use in dementia patients

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 17-30

  Adler, Geri ^a   Kuskowski, Michael A ^a   Mortimer, James ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0029003016     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v15n03_03     Document Type: Article

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