Efficacy of an educational program for relatives of persons in the early stages of alzheimer’s disease

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 109-130

  Kuhn, Daniel ^a   Fulton, Bradley R ^a  

^a Mather Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Early stage; Education; Efficacy; Evaluation; Family caregivers; Intervention; Knowledge; Measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 13544274562     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v42n03_07     Document Type: Article

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