Factors affecting the utilization of homecare supports by caregiving relatives of Alzheimer patients

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-116

  Vetter, P ^a   Steiner, O ^a   Kraus, S ^a   Moises, H ^a   Kropp, P ^a   Moller W D ^a   Koller O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden on caregiving relatives; Severity of disease; Utilization of supports

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031941546     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017032     Document Type: Article

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