Pleasurable activities and mood: Differences between Latina and Caucasian dementia family caregivers

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-224

  Thompson, Larry W ^a   Solano, Nancy ^b   Kinoshita, Lisa ^b   Coon, David W ^c   Mausbach, Brent ^a   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^b,d  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Institute on Aging   (United States)

^d Older Adult and Family Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LEISURE; MOOD; NATURAL SCIENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036766641     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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