The role of caregivers in the management of alzheimer's disease: Examples from Asian countries

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 11-18

  Chaudhuri, Joydeep D ^a   Das, Srijit ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ageing population; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976647240     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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