Beliefs about Alzheimer's disease in Britain

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 828-835

  Hudson, John M ^a   Pollux, Petra M J ^a   Mistry, Bejal ^a   Hobson, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease knowledge scale; knowledge; misconceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864777588     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.660620     Document Type: Article

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