The impact of anticipatory grief on caregivers of persons with alzheimer’s disease

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 55-76

  Walker, Rebecca J ^a   Pomeroy, Elizabeth C ^b  

^a University of Central Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030629653     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v16n01_05     Document Type: Article

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