Public stigma: The community's tolerance of alzheimer disease

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Blay, Sergio Luís ^a   Peluso, Érica Toledo Pisa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Community study; Dementia; Elderly; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA;

EID: 75149128631     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181bea900     Document Type: Article

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