Testing Twigg and Atkin's typology of caring: A study of primary care professionals' perceptions of dementia care using a modified focus group method

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 477-485

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^b   Eden, Alison ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Fast4wD Clinical Communications   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Dementia; Families; Primary care; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842535877     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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