Caregivers of wives diagnosed with Alzheimer's dosease: Husband's perspectives

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-87

  Siriopoulos, George ^a   Brown, Yvonne ^b   Wright, Karen ^b  

^a University of Saskatchewan ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0032907158     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759901400209     Document Type: Article

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