An evaluation of a family visit education program

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-214

  McCallion, Philip ^a   Toseland, Ronald W ^b   Freeman, Kurt ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication maintenance; Dementia; Families; Intervention; Training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 0032960816     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04579.x     Document Type: Article

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