From social network to safety net: Dementia-friendly communities in rural northern Ontario

Dementia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 51-68

  Wiersma, Elaine C ^a   Denton, Alison ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cascades Fine Paper Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

dementia; dementia friendly communities; northern Ontario; rural northern environments; rural northern Ontario; social support

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW; MALE; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ONTARIO; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84949267078     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213516118     Document Type: Article

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