Delays in the diagnosis of dementia: Perspectives of family caregivers

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-26

  Boise, Linda ^a   Morgan, David L ^b   Kaye, Jeffrey ^c   Camicioli, Richard ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; STROKE;

EID: 0032942862     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759901400101     Document Type: Article

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