Hourly care received by people with Alzheimer's disease: Results from an urban, community survey

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 704-714

  Albert, Steven M ^a,b   Sano, Mary ^a,b   Bell, Karen ^a,b   Merchant, Carol ^a,b   Small, Scott ^a,b   Stern, Yaakov ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Community study; Dementia; Indirect costs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032443707     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.6.704     Document Type: Article

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