An assessment of anticipatory grief as experienced by family caregivers of individuals with dementia

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-21

  Ross, Angela ^a   Dagley, John C ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Grief; Grief instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849114482     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACQ.0b013e318197427a     Document Type: Article

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