The effect of a support program for family caregivers of dementia on stress hormones

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 261 CCIS, Issue , 2011, Pages 278-285

  Kim, Hyoshin ^a  

^a Chungwoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dementia; Epinephrine; Family Caregiver; Norepinephrine; Stress Hormone

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EPINEPHRINE; FAMILY CAREGIVER; NOREPINEPHRINE; STRESS HORMONE;

ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 83755171502     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27180-9_34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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