Diagnosis and management of caregiver burden in dementia

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 89, Issue , 2008, Pages 101-106

  Zarit, Steven H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 66049106737     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(07)01209-2     Document Type: Review

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