Awareness and understanding of dementia in African/Caribbean and South Asian families

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 391-396

  Adamson, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African caribbean; Awareness; Dementia; Recognition; South Asian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CARIBBEAN REGION; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0035524359     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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