Disclosing a diagnosis of dementia: Is age a factor?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 144-150

  Heal, H C ^a   Husband, H J ^b,c  

^a FULBOURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; TACRINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEAR; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PICK PRESENILE DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031864930     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856830     Document Type: Article

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