Losing selves: Dementia care as disruption and transformation

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-570

  Karner, Tracy X ^a   Bobbitt Zeher, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645871833     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2005.28.4.549     Document Type: Article

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