The social consequences for families with Alzheimer's disease patients: Potential impact of new drug treatment

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 338-347

  Wimo, Anders ^a,b,d   Winblad, Bengt ^b   Grafstrom, Margareta ^c  

^a Res U Prim Hlth Care Nordanstig   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^d HC Bergsjo   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Social consequences

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DONEPEZIL; NOOTROPIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE; TACRINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NETHERLANDS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032973081     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199905)14:5<338::AID-GPS909>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Review

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