Perceived threat of Alzheimer disease (AD): The role of personal experience with AD

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Suhr, Julie A ^a   Kinkela, Jessica H ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging stereotypes; Alzheimer disease; Alzheimer disease threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548429179     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31813e6683     Document Type: Article

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