Family physicians' perceptions and predictors regarding competence of a person with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-326

  Werner, Perla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Competence; Family physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 34247576704     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1676     Document Type: Article

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