Adult day programs for elderly who are mentally impaired and the measurement of caregiver satisfaction

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 51-64

  Dziegielewski, Sophia F ^a   Ricks, Janice L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day programs; Caregiver burden; Elder daycare

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008331707     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v24n04_05     Document Type: Article

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