Home-based multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of inner-city elders with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-488

  Edwards, Dorothy F ^a   Baum, Carolyn M ^a,b   Meisel, Marie ^a   Depke, Marilyn ^a   Williams, James ^a   Braford, Teresa ^a,b   Morrow Howell, Nancy ^c   Morris, John C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Case management; Minorities; Multidisciplinary team

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0032887437     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.4.483     Document Type: Article

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