Predictors of anticipatory grief in dementia caregivers

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-236

  Holley, Caitlin K ^a   Mast, Benjamin T ^b  

^a STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory mourning; Behavior problems; Caregiver grief; Dementia caregiving

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953598319     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317111003793443     Document Type: Article

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