Institutionalization risk amongst people with dementia supported by family carers in a Scottish city

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-345

  Philp, I ^a   Mckee, K J ^a   Armstrong, G K ^a   Ballinger, B R ^b   Gilhooly, M L M ^c   Gordon, D S ^d   Mutch, W J ^e   Whittick, J E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Dundee Liff Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e Ashludie Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f Chamberlain Consultants   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000423101     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757038     Document Type: Article

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