Fotonovelas: A health literacy tool for educating latino older adults about dementia

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-88

  Valle, Ramón ^a   Yamada, Ann Marie ^b   Matiella, Ana Consuelo ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ana Consuelo Matiella and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Educational intervention; Health education; Hispanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 33749558604     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v30n01_06     Document Type: Article

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