Impact of Special Care Unit for Patients with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease on Patients' Discomfort and Costs

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 597-603

  Volicer, Ladislav ^a,c   Collard, Ann ^b   Hurley, Ann ^a,c   Bishop, Christine ^b   Kern, Donald ^a,c   Karon, Sarita ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028355736     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06856.x     Document Type: Article

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