Development and validity of the Family Stigma in Alzheimer's Disease Scale (FS-ADS)

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-48

  Werner, Perla ^a   Goldstein, Dovrat ^a   Heinik, Jeremia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; family stigma; scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY STIGMA IN ALZHEIMER DISEASE SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 79952188024     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181f32594     Document Type: Article

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