Mental health and physical health of family caregivers for persons with dementia: A comparison of African American and white caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 538-546

  Knight, B G ^a,e   Longmire, C V Flynn ^b   Dave, J ^a   Kim, J H ^c   David, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Sejong Cyber University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548855390     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860601086561     Document Type: Article

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