Dementia in Asia: Introduction to a special section

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 911-914

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Zarit, Steven H ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NURSING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; DEMENTIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84887464111     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.837151     Document Type: Review

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