A future for family care and dementia intervention research? Challenges and strategies

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-13

  Zarit, S H ^a,b   Femia, E E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 211 South Henderson Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 39749188051     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701616317     Document Type: Article

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