Caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: Case studies

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Martin Cook, Kristin ^a   Trimmer, Carolyn ^b   Svetlik, Doris ^b   Weiner, Myron F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0033953758     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750001500110     Document Type: Article

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