Trends in the content and methodology of Alzheimer caregiving research

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Drebing, Charles E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Caregiving; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032881017     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199904001-00020     Document Type: Review

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