Firearm presence in households of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1183-1186

  Spangenberg, Karen B ^a   Wagner, Mark T ^b   Hendrix, Shirley ^c   Bachman, David L ^b  

^a Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavioral disturbance; Firearms; Safety

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

EID: 0032860813     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05197.x     Document Type: Article

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