What do we know about dementia?: A survey on knowledge about dementia in the general public of Japan

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-438

  Arai, Yumiko ^a   Arai, Asuna ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Dementia; Health education; Help seeking behaviour; Knowledge; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 42449163911     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1977     Document Type: Article

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