Grief Experiences of 3 Caregiving Wives of Veterans With Dementia

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-145

  Ford, James L ^a   Linde, Brittany D ^a   Gigliotti, Christina ^b   Kim, Kye Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; caregiving; dementia; grief; veterans; wives

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84874153399     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112446847     Document Type: Article

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