Impacts of a therapeutic environment for dementia care

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 99-110

  Kovach, Christine ^a   Weisman, Gerald ^b   Chaudhury, Habib ^b   Calkins, Margaret ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Ideas Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0004417210     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759701200302     Document Type: Article

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