Correlates of open- and locked-facility placement in a population of decisionally impaired adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Reynolds, Sandra L ^a   Wilber, Kathleen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033406420     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.6.S349     Document Type: Article

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