Beliefs about memory problems and help seeking in elderly persons

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 19-30

  Werner, Perla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Health belief model; Help seeking; Memory screening; Mild cognitive impairment; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SHAME; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 2442637448     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v27n04_03     Document Type: Article

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