The dynamics of continuity and discontinuity for women caring for a spouse with dementia

Dementia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-189

  Walters, Alun H ^a   Oyebode, Jan R ^a   Riley, Gerard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Continuity; Dementia; Qualitative; Spouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953631514     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301209354027     Document Type: Article

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