Gender difference and caregivers' burden in early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 73-77

  Takano, Maki ^a   Arai, Heii ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Careburden; Depressive mood; Early onset Alzheimer's disease; Gender difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 28044443884     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2005.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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