Predictors of institutionalization of cognitively impaired elders: Family help and the timing of placement

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages

  Gaugler, Joseph E ^a   Edwards, Anne B ^b   Femia, Elia E ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^b   Stephens, Mary Ann Parris ^c   Townsend, Aloen ^d   Greene, Rick ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e New Jersey Dept Hlth and Sr Serv   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0033949303     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.4.P247     Document Type: Article

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