Preparing the health care workforce to care for adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 633-641

  Warshaw, Gregg A ^a   Bragg, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84898021037     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1232     Document Type: Article

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