Cognitive abilities of Alzheimer's patients: Perceptions of black and white caregivers

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-219

  Burns, Robert ^a,d   Nichols, Linda O ^b   Graney, Marshall J ^c   Martindale Adams, Jennifer ^c   Lummus, Allan ^c  

^a Geriatrics Group of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 32544452884     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3GG6-8YV1-ECJG-8XWN     Document Type: Article

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