Wanderers: Features, findings, issues

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages 99-106

  Colombo, M ^a,b   Vitali, S ^a,b   Cairati, M ^a,b   Perelli Cippo, R ^a,b   Bessi, O ^a,b   Gioia, P ^a,b   Guaita, A ^a,b  

^a Geriatric Institute Camillo Golgi   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavioral disturbances; Dementia; Ethical problems of dementia treatments; Gentlecare; Wandering

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034908548     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00127-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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