A survey of community awareness of Alzheimer's disease: What are the common misconceptions?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1320-1322

  Sullivan, Karen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; PATIENT EDUCATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 61749098051     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2065     Document Type: Letter

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