Conceptions of Dementia Among Vietnamese American Caregivers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 131-152

  Yeo, Gwen ^a   UyenTran, Jane Nha ^b   Hikoyeda, Nancy ^c   Hinton, Ladson ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Caregivers; Dementia; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937333330     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v36n01_08     Document Type: Article

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