Barriers to treatment: The unique challenges for physicians providing dementia care

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 188-198

  Foster, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0035189263     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198870101400404     Document Type: Article

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