Social workers' and nurses' illness representations about alzheimer disease: An exploratory study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-78

  Shinan Altman, Shiri ^a   Werner, Perla ^a   Cohen, Miri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

illness representations; nurses; social workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; NURSES; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84894442113     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000001     Document Type: Article

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