Coping behaviors as predictors of drinking practices among primary in-home dementia caregivers

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-308

  Mjelde Mossey, Lee Ann ^a,c   Mor Barak, Michal E ^b,d   Knight, Bob G ^b,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Caregiver; Coping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 3543112660     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464804267577     Document Type: Article

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