An educational intervention to support caregivers of elders with dementia

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Devor, Michelle ^a,b   Renvall, Marian ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Caregiver education; Caregiver support; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 45449084266     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508315336     Document Type: Article

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