Characteristics of individuals with Huntington disease in long-term care

Movement Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 542-548

  Nance, M A ^a   Sanders, G ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Twin Rivers Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Huntington disease; Long term care

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOBILIZATION; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029814682     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110509     Document Type: Article

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