Knowledge of memory aging and Alzheimer's disease in college students and mental health professionals

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-266

  Jackson, Erin M ^a   Cherry, Katie E ^b   Smitherman, Emily A ^b   Hawley, Karri S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Metamemory; Normal memory aging; Pathological memory aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 41849102686     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860801951861     Document Type: Article

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