Social issues of the Alzheimer's patient and family

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 4 A, 1998, Pages 17S-21S

  Gwyther, Lisa P ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032571775     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00024-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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