Caring for a relative with dementia: A theoretical model of coping with fall risk

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-293

  Buri, Helen ^a   Dawson, Pam ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaos; Dementia; Falls; Informal care; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047675467     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713670166     Document Type: Article

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