Managing courtesy stigma: The case of Alzheimer's disease

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-70

  MacRae, Hazel ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Courtesy stigma; Family; Stigma; Stigma management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032590173     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.t01-1-00142     Document Type: Article

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