Assessing disruptive behavior in older adults: The disruptive behavior scale

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Beck, C ^a,f   Heithoff, K ^b   Baldwin, B ^c   Cuffel, B ^b   O'Suluvan, P ^d   Chumbler, N R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Clinical and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 0003394308     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869757407     Document Type: Article

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