The impact of social resources on the Alzheimer's disease caregiving experience

Research on Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-441

  Stuckey, Jon C ^a   Smyth, Kathleen A ^b  

^a University Alzheimer Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030703248     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027597194002     Document Type: Article

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