African American caregivers: An exploration of pathways and barriers to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for a family member with dementia

Dementia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-116

  Hughes, Travonia ^a   Tyler, Kenneth ^a   Danner, Deborah ^a   Carter, Adah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American caregivers; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Help seeking behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649114596     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301208099048     Document Type: Article

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