Caregiver self-rated health in alzheimer’s disease

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 19-33

  Harwood, Dylan G ^a   Barker, Warren W ^b   Ownby, Raymond L ^b   Duara, Ranjan ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Caregiver depression; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033748435     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v21n04_03     Document Type: Article

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