The anthropology of dementia: A narrative perspective

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-324

  Randall, William L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Culture; Dementia; Narrative

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOLOGIST; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE HISTORY; NARRATIVE; NOTE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS;

EID: 67649305086     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2179     Document Type: Note

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