Promoting quality of life for clients diagnosed with dementia

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 96-102

  Hendry, Karen C ^a   Douglas, Dianna H ^b  

^a Veterans Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ESTHETICS; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOVE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL;

EID: 0038149075     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-3903(03)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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