Appraisal and coping: Moderators or mediators of stress in Alzheimer's disease caregivers?

Social Work Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-128

  Morano, Carmen Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Mediating effects; Moderating effects; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442520081     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/27.2.116     Document Type: Article

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