Relocation of the institutionalized aged

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-138

  Thorson, James A ^a   Davis, Ruth Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska at Omaha ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; STEREOTYPY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSFER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033970589     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(200001)56:1<131::AID-JCLP12>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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