The feasibility of electronic tracking devices in dementia: A telephone survey and case series

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 556-563

  McShane, Rupert ^a,d   Gedling, Kathy ^a   Kenward, Bridget ^b   Kenward, Robert ^c   Hope, Tony ^a   Jacoby, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Biotrack Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behaviour; Dementia; Disorientation; Electronic; Wandering

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISORIENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031684448     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199808)13:8<556::AID-GPS834>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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