Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease: Cultural differences in perceived caregiver burden in Guatemala and Rhode Island

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-240

  Salguero, Rachel H ^a   Kohn, Robert ^a,b   Salguero, Luis F ^c   Marotta, Charles A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Herrera Llerandi Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Burden; Caregiver; Cross cultural; Guatemala; Hispanic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847280064     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006534521253     Document Type: Article

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