Evaluating an electronic monitoring system for people who wander

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-125

  Altus, Deborah E ^a   Mathews, R Mark ^b   Xaverius, Pamela K ^b   Engelman, Kimberly K ^c   Nolan, Beth A D ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COST; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MONITOR;

EID: 0033999445     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750001500201     Document Type: Article

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