The taps project. 30: Quality of life for elderly mentally ill patients - A comparison of hospital and community settings

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 953-963

  Wills, Walter ^a   Leff, Julian ^b  

^a Dementia Relief Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Dementia; Elderly mentally ill; Reprovision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029803120     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199611)11:11<953::AID-GPS413>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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