Subjective Experience of Family Stigma as Reported by Children of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-169

  Werner, Perla ^a   Goldstein, Dovrat ^a   Buchbinder, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Families; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77952477816     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309358330     Document Type: Article

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