Dementia in life writing: Our health care system in the words of the sufferer

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1233-1238

  Zimmermann, Martina ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cost effectiveness; Dementia; Life writing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; RIVASTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; WRITING;

EID: 84856219878     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0459-2     Document Type: Article

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