Spousal relationships in which one partner has early cognitive problems

Dementia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-215

  Prakke, Helena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive; early; impairment; relationship; spouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858696506     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301211421363     Document Type: Review

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