Effective caregiving approaches for patients with Alzheimer's disease

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Burgener, Sandy C ^a   Bakas, Tamilyn ^c   Murray, Cathy ^b   Dunahee, JoAnne ^c   Tossey, Susan ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Surgery University Hospital of Indianapolis   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032062945     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(98)90055-6     Document Type: Article

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