Social care interface in early-stage dementia: Practitioners' perspectives on the links between formal and informal networks

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 710-738

  Carpentier, Normand ^a   Pomey, Marie Pascal ^b   Contreras, Ricardo ^a   Olazabal, Ignace ^c  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CSSS Cavendish ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

AD; Care interface; Practitioner caregiver relationships; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749140119     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308321025     Document Type: Article

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