The care needs of people in the community with cognitive impairment

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Chang, Mei ^a,d   Wu, Shwu Chong ^b,d   Chuang, Kun Yang ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Commn for Social Welf Advancement ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Care needs; Caregiver's burden; Cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SLEEP;

EID: 4043182632     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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