Increasing the use of formal services by caregivers of people with dementia

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 441-450

  McCallion, Philip ^a   Toseland, Ronald W ^a   Gerber, Todd ^b   Banks, Steven ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Association; Dementia; Family caregivers; Information; Referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW YORK; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 3543096226     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.3.441     Document Type: Article

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