Quality of life and dementia

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-195

  Kwasky, Andrea N ^a   Harrison, Barbara E ^b,c   Whall, Ann L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Nursing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958062045     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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