Impact of dementia on marriage: A qualitative systematic review

Dementia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 330-349

  Evans, David ^a   Lee, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

dementia; marriage; qualitative; review

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SPOUSES;

EID: 84899652025     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301212473882     Document Type: Article

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