Aggressive behaviour and environmental characteristics in Australian nursing homes

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-47

  Shah, A ^a,c   Chiu, E ^b   Ames, D ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034015688     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860055964     Document Type: Article

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