Challenging behaviours in dementia: A project at hornsbyku-ring-gai hospital

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Bird, Mike ^a   Llewellyn Jones, Robert ^b   Smithers, Heather ^b   Andrews, Carol ^c   Cameron, Ian ^c   Cottee, Angus ^c   Hutson, Cathie ^c   Jenneke, Bill ^c   Kurrle, Susan ^c   Russell, Bob ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 0002891814     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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