Family Care of Alzheimer's Patients: The Role of Gender and Generational Relationship on Caregiver Outcomes

The Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 172-192

  Barber, Clifton E ^a   Pasley, B Kay ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029005241     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489501400203     Document Type: Article

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