Caregivers for people with dementia: What is the family physician's role?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 46, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 376-380

  Cohen, Carole A ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034132604     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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