Correlates of caregiver-rated quality of life in assisted living: The Maryland assisted living study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Samus, Quincy M ^a,d   Rosenblatt, Adam ^a,b   Onyike, Chiadi ^a,b   Steele, Cynthia ^a,b   Baker, Alva ^a,b   Harper, Michael ^c   Brandt, Jason ^a,b   Mayer, Lawrence ^a   Rabins, Peter V ^a,b   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 33749340814     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.5.P311     Document Type: Article

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