A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among health care staff

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Smyth, Wendy ^a   Fielding, Elaine ^b   Beattie, Elizabeth ^b   Gardner, Anne ^c,d   Moyle, Wendy ^b,e   Franklin, Sara ^b   Hines, Sonia ^f   MacAndrew, Margaret ^b  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Health care staff; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871674188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-2     Document Type: Article

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