Learning from recruitment challenges: Barriers to diagnosis, treatment, and research participation for latinos with symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-113

  Gelman, Caroline Rosenthal ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Latinos; Research participation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 73249124202     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370903361847     Document Type: Article

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