Resident behaviors and characteristics as determinants of quality of residential care: An observational study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-273

  Seys, Daniel ^b   Duker, Pieter ^a   Salemink, Wineke ^b   Franken Wijnhoven, Jolanda ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPY; TRAINING;

EID: 0031811509     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(98)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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