Black and white adult family members' attitudes toward a dementia diagnosis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1562-1568

  Connell, Cathleen M ^a   Roberts, J Scott ^a   McLaughlin, Sara J ^a   Carpenter, Brian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disclosure; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 69549116715     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02395.x     Document Type: Article

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