Effective recruitment strategies for Latino and Caucasian dementia family caregivers in intervention research

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 484-490

  Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a   Singer, Lani S ^a   Depp, Colin ^a   Mausbach, Brent T ^a   Cardenas, Veronica ^a,b   Coon, David W ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER;

EID: 84903173505     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200409000-00006     Document Type: Article

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