Gender differences in lay persons' beliefs and knowledge about Alzheimer's disease (AD): A national representative study of Israeli adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 400-404

  Werner, Perla ^a   Goldberg, Shira ^b   Mandel, Silvia ^c   Korczyn, Amos D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

AD; Beliefs; Gender; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872486874     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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