An instrument for measuring staff's knowledge of behavior management principles (KBMQ) as applied to geropsychiatric clients in long-term care settings

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Blair, Charles E ^a   Eldridge, Estena F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Piedmont Geriatric Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030867650     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7916(97)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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