Understanding the information behaviours of carers of people with dementia: A critical review of models from information science

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-477

  Harland, Juliet A ^a   Bath, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Blunting; Information; Information seeking; Monitoring; Sense making

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 46249115859     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802224300     Document Type: Review

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