Discovering Life Quality in Coping with Dementia

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-135

  Quayhagen, Mary P ^a   Quayhagen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030119328     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599601800202     Document Type: Article

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