Dementia caregivers' most pressing concerns

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Nichols, Linda O ^a,b   Martindale Adams, Jennifer ^a   Greene, William Alex ^a   Burns, Robert ^a   Graney, Marshall J ^a   Lummus, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Needs assessment; Primary care; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849137470     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110802468546     Document Type: Article

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