Sexuality and intimacy between individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their partners: Caregivers describe their experiences

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Kuppuswamy, Malathy ^a   Davies, Helen D ^a   Spira, Adam P ^a   Zeiss, Antonette M ^a   Tinklenberg, Jared R ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Dementia; Relationships

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 34249038356     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v30n03_06     Document Type: Review

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