Translating research into practice: Case study of a community-based dementia caregiver intervention

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 587-595

  Mittelman, Mary S ^a   Bartels, Stephen J ^b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d Dartmouth Center for Aging Research   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COUNSELING; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84898029703     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1334     Document Type: Article

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