Formal dementia care among first nations in southwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 257-270

  Finkelstein, Sara A ^a   Forbes, Dorothy A ^a   Richmond, Chantelle A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

dementia; health care delivery; health communication; indigenous health services; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84865425047     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980812000207     Document Type: Article

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