Social support for spouse caregivers of persons with dementia

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Miller, Baila ^a   Guo, Shenyang ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034072004     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.3.S163     Document Type: Article

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