Predictors and consequences of aggressive behavior by community-based dementia patients

Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 206-211

  Hamel, Marc ^a   Gold, Dolores Pushkar ^a   Andres, David ^a   Reis, Myrna ^a   Dastoor, Dolly ^b   Grauer, Harry ^c   Bergman, Howard ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIOLENCE;

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0025121463     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/30.2.206     Document Type: Article

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