Mexican-American families and dementia: An exploration of “work” in response to dementia-related aggressive behavior

Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 277-291

  Apesoa Varano, Ester CarolinA ^a   Barker, Judith C ^b   Hinton, LadsoN ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84883800695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1867-2_20     Document Type: Chapter

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