Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: Implications for physician communication

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 153-173

  Orange, J B ^a   Ryan, Ellen Bouchard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INDEPENDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH;

EID: 0033951753     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(05)70015-X     Document Type: Article

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