Managing identity while living with alzheimers disease

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-305

  MacRae, Hazel ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimers disease; Chronic illness; Dementia; Illness and disease; Responses; Self

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 76649136455     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309354280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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