Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pöysti, Minna Maria ^a   Laakkonen, Marja Liisa ^b   Strandberg, Timo ^b   Savikko, Niina ^b   Tilvis, Reijo Sakari ^b   Eloniemi Sulkava, Ulla ^a   Pitkälä, Kaisu Hannele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

EID: 84874833919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20900252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/162960     Document Type: Article

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