Attitudes and support needs of Black Caribbean, south Asian and White British carers of people with dementia in the UK

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-246

  Lawrence, Vanessa ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a   Samsi, Kritika ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 51449102325     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045187     Document Type: Article

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