A preliminary study of the effects of early intervention with people with dementia and their families in a memory clinic

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-211

  Moniz Cook, E ^a,c   Agar, S ^a   Gibson, G ^a   Win, T ^a   Wang, M ^b  

^a The Walker Street Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Coltman Street Day Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEMORY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0031665570     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856687     Document Type: Article

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