Examining physician-patient-caregiver encounters: The case of Alzheimer's disease patients and family physicians in Israel

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 498-504

  Werner, Perla ^a   Gafni, A ^b   Kitai, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 9144259755     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860412331303793     Document Type: Article

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