Voices from the margin: The nurse aide's role in pain management of institutionalized elders

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 154-158

  Wright, Jean ^a   Varholak, Dorothy ^a   Costello, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Certified nurse aides; Dementia; Institutional care; Long term care; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0037980191     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750301800311     Document Type: Article

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