Effects of Gender on Burden Among Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Akpinar, Burcu ^a   Küçükgüçlü, Özlem ^a   Yener, Görsev ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden; Caregiver; Gender

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 80052263022     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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